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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago puberula var. pulverulenta   FAMILY Asteraceae

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

Solidago puberula ssp. pulverulenta

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-009b:

Solidago puberula var. pulverulenta   FAMILY Asteraceae

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

Solidago pulverulenta

 

COMMON NAME:
Dusty Downy Goldenrod


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image of Solidago pulverulenta, Dusty Downy Goldenrod

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmspuberula_jackson

September    Jackson County    NC

Stem leaves 50-85 below narrow panicles, usually puberulent beneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago puberula var. pulverulenta   FAMILY Asteraceae

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-009b:
Solidago puberula var. pulverulenta   FAMILY Asteraceae

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2334

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Savannas, streamhead pocosins, flatwoods, swamps, seepages in pinelands, and disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, uncommon in GA, rare in Piedmont

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LEAVES:
Simple
Midstem leaves not 3-nerved

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 elongate cylindrical inflorescences that are tapered at both ends

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene

 

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