Solidago wrightii

Solidago wrightii, commonly known as Wright's goldenrod,[2] is a North American species of goldenrod in the sunflower family. It grows in northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, Coahuila) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, western Texas, and the Oklahoma Panhandle).[3][4]

Solidago wrightii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Solidago
Species:
S. wrightii
Binomial name
Solidago wrightii
A.Gray 1880
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster brittonii Kuntze
  • Solidago bigelovii A.Gray
  • Solidago bigelovii var. wrightii (A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Solidago wrightii var. adenophora S.F.Blake

Solidago wrightii is a perennial herb up to 110 cm (44 inches) tall, with a woody underground caudex and rhizomes. One plant can produce as many as 140 small yellow flower heads in a large, rounded array at the top of the plant.[5]

References
  1. The Plant List, Solidago wrightii A.Gray
  2. "Solidago wrightii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  3. Biota of North America 2014 county distribution map
  4. Nesom, Guy L. 1989. Phytologia 67(2): 147
  5. Flora of North America, Solidago wrightii A. Gray, 1881. Wright’s goldenrod


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