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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago patula   FAMILY Asteraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago patula var. patula   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)

Solidago patula

SYNONYMOUS WITH Neotypification of Solidago salicina (Asteraceae: Astereae) and a multivariate comparison with S. patula (Semple, Tong, and Pastolero, 2012)

Solidago patula

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Solidago patula ssp. patula

INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)

Solidago patula

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-019a:

Solidago patula var. patula   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Solidago rigida

 

COMMON NAME:
Northern Roughleaf Goldenrod


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image of Solidago patula, Northern Roughleaf Goldenrod

JK Marlow    jkm220412_6768

April    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Solidago patula, Northern Roughleaf Goldenrod

JK Marlow    jkm220412_6777

April    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Solidago patula, Northern Roughleaf Goldenrod

JK Marlow    jkm220605_8237

June    Greenville County    SC

Chandler Heritage Preserve

Blades relatively thick, margins serrate, apices acute, abaxially glabrous, adaxially scabrous, per Flora of North America.

image of Solidago patula, Northern Roughleaf Goldenrod

JK Marlow    jkm230606_3846

June    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Solidago patula, Northern Roughleaf Goldenrod

JK Marlow    jkm220809_9535

August    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Solidago patula, Northern Roughleaf Goldenrod

JK Marlow    jkm211018_4399

October    Pickens County    SC

...[inflorescence] in smaller plants sometimes narrower, denser, and elongate, but still secund, per Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist, 1991).

image of Solidago patula, Northern Roughleaf Goldenrod

JK Marlow    jkm211018_4399b

October    Pickens County    SC

Bracteoles lanceolate, grading into phyllaries. Phyllaries in 3-4 series, unequal, obtuse, per Flora of North America.

image of Solidago patula, Northern Roughleaf Goldenrod

JK Marlow    jkm221004_0146

October    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Solidago patula, Northern Roughleaf Goldenrod

JK Marlow    jkm221004_0148

October    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

Basal and proximal cauline lvs abruptly narrowed to long, winged petioles, blades broadly ovate, per Flora of North America.

image of Solidago patula, Northern Roughleaf Goldenrod

JK Marlow    jkm221004_0158

October    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

Inflorescence paniculiform, generally w widely spreading, recurved-secund branches, per Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist, 1991).

image of Solidago patula, Northern Roughleaf Goldenrod

JK Marlow    jkm221004_0161

October    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago patula   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago patula var. patula   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Solidago patula

SYNONYMOUS WITH Neotypification of Solidago salicina (Asteraceae: Astereae) and a multivariate comparison with S. patula (Semple, Tong, and Pastolero, 2012)
Solidago patula

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Solidago patula ssp. patula

INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Solidago patula

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-019a:
Solidago patula var. patula   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago rigida

 

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1426

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: bogs, seepages over mafic rocks, grassy balds (as Whitetop Mountain), per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in Mountains of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Simple

Leaves basally disposed (basal & lower stem leaves larger, petiolate, & usually persistent); middle and upper stem leaves smaller & less petiolate

Alternate & basal

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Yellow
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile

Flower heads in paniculiform inflorescences with heads secund on the branches

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene

 

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