Solidago simplex

Solidago simplex
achenes with barbs
Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species: S. simplex
Binomial name
Solidago simplex
Kunth 1818
Synonyms[1]
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Solidago simplex, the Mt. Albert goldenrod[2] or sticky goldenrod, is a North American plant species in the genus Solidago of the sunflower family. It is widespread across much of Canada, parts of the United States, and northeastern Mexico.[3][4]

Description

Solidago simplex is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, with a branching underground caudex. One plant system can produce as many as 10 stems. Leaves are long and narrow, up to 16 cm (6.6 inches) long, produced on the stem as well as at the base. One stem can sometimes produce as many as 150 small yellow flower heads, each with 7-16 ray florets surrounding 6-31 disc florets. [5]

Varieties[3][4][5]

References

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