Solidago hispida

Solidago hispida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species: S. hispida
Binomial name
Solidago hispida
Muhl. ex Willd.
Synonyms[1]
  • Solidago earlei Small
  • Solidago hirsuta Nutt.
  • Solidago lanata Hook.

Solidago hispida, the hairy goldenrod,[2] is North American species of flowering plants in the sunflower family. Its native range extends from Newfoundland west to Saskatchewan, and south as far as Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Georgia.[3]

Solidago hispida is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall, with a branching underground caudex. Leaf shape|Leaves are egg-shaped or elliptical]], up to 20 cm (8 inches) long. One plant can produce more than 250 small yellow flower heads in branching arrays at the tops of the stems.[4]

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