Solidago riddellii

Riddell's goldenrod
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species: S. riddellii
Binomial name
Solidago riddellii
Frank

Solidago riddellii (Riddell's goldenrod) is a North American plant species in the genus Solidago of the sunflower family. It grows primarily in the Great Lakes region of Ontario and the north-central United States, as well as in the northeastern Great Plains of Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri. There are reports of isolated populations in Georgia, Arkansas, and southwestern South Dakota.[1]

Description

Solidago riddellii is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall, with a branching underground caudex. One plant system can produce as many as 10 stems. Leaves are long and narrow, up to 25 cm (10 inches) long, produced on the stem as well as at the base. One stem can sometimes produce as many as 450 small yellow flower heads, each with 7-9 ray florets surrounding 6-10 disc florets.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Solidago riddellii". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  2. ↑ Semple, John C.; Cook, Rachel E. (2006). "Solidago riddellii". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee. Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 20. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.


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