Solidago macrophylla

Solidago macrophylla, the largeleaf goldenrod[3] or large-leaved goldenrod,[4] is North American species of herbaceous perennial plants of the sunflower family. It is native to eastern and central Canada (from Ontario to Newfoundland & Labrador) and the northeastern United States (New York and New England).[5][6] Some of the populations in Québec and Labrador lie north of the Arctic Circle.[7]

Solidago macrophylla
1913 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species:
S. macrophylla
Binomial name
Solidago macrophylla
Banks ex Pursh 1813 not Schloss. & Vuk. 1869 nor Bigel. 1824
Synonyms[2]
  • Aster thyrsoideus (E.Mey.) Kuntze
  • Solidago mensalis Fernald
  • Solidago thyrsoidea E.Mey.

Solidago macrophylla is a perennial herb up to 105 cm (42 inches) tall, with a thick woody rhizome. Leaves can be up to 15 cm (6 inches) long. One plant can produce 110 or more small yellow flower heads, mostly on short side branches.[4]

References
  1. USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 385.
  2. The Plant List, Solidago macrophylla Banks ex Pursh
  3. "Solidago macrophylla". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  4. Flora of North America, Solidago macrophylla Banks ex Pursh, 1813. Large-leaved goldenrod , verge d’or à grandes feuilles
  5. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society
  7. Pan-Arctic Flora, Solidago macrophylla Banks ex Pursh


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