Solidago elongata

Solidago elongata, commonly called West Coast Canada goldenrod or Cascade Canada goldenrod, is a North American species of flowering plants in the sunflower family. It is native to western Canada, western United States, and northwestern Mexico, primarily in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, and Baja California, with a few populations in Nevada and Idaho. It grows in the Coast Ranges, the Sierra Nevada, the Cascades, and other mountain ranges in the region.[4][5][6]

Solidago elongata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Solidago
Species:
S. elongata
Binomial name
Solidago elongata
Nutt. 1840 conserved name, not Pépin 1834 rejected name[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Aster elongatus (Nutt.) Kuntze 1891 not Thunb. 1800
  • Cineraria hirta Vahl ex DC.
  • Solidago caurina Piper

Solidago elongata is a perennial herb up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. One plant can produce 500 or more small yellow flower heads in a large branching (sometimes drooping) array at the top of the plant.[6][7]

References
  1. Semple, J. C. 2007. (1775) Proposal to conserve the name Solidago elongata Nutt. against S. elongata Pépin (Compositae). Taxon 56(2): 605–606.
  2. Brummitt, R. K. 2009. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 60. Taxon 58(1): 280–292.
  3. The Plant List, Solidago elongata Nutt.
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. Calflora taxon report, University of California, Solidago elongata Nutt., West coast canada goldenrod
  6. Flora of North America, Solidago elongata Nuttall. West Coast or Cascade Canada Goldenrod
  7. University of Waterloo (Canada), Astereae Lab, Solidago elongata, West Coast or Cascade Canada Goldenrod


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