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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Solidago rugosa var. cronquistiana
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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There are four varieties of S. rugosa in North Carolina: aspera (statewide), celtidifolia (eastern half of the state), cronquistiana (mountains), and the nominate rugosa (mountains and Piedmont). Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera var. cronquistiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera var. cronquistiana
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera
INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Solidago rugosa
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-029a?:
Solidago rugosa var. rugosa FAMILY Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago altissima
COMMON NAME:
Cronquist's Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod, Cronquist's Goldenrod
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Solidago rugosa var. cronquistiana
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera var. cronquistiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera var. cronquistiana
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera
INCLUDED WITHIN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Solidago rugosa
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-029a?:
Solidago rugosa var. rugosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago altissima
3710
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: High elevation balds and forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Leaves pinnately veined (not 3-nerved)
Leaves chiefly on the stem (basal & lower stem leaves either withering early or equal/smaller than middle & upper stem leaves)
Alternate (basal leaves absent or withered at flowering)
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Yellow
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
Flower heads in well-developed paniculiform inflorescences
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
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