Solidago sempervirens |
Solidago spectabilis |
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basin goldenrod, showy goldenrod |
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Habit | Plants 3–20 dm; rhizomes short, stout. | |
Stems | usually simple, glabrous. |
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Leaves | basal and cauline; blades oblanceolate to linear, 1–30 cm; margins entire; tips acute; surfaces glabrous; basal present at flowering, sessile, or with wing-margined or linear petioles. |
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Inflorescences | thyrse- or panicle-like arrays, sometimes flat-topped; bracts present, sometimes minute. |
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Involucres | broadly to narrowly campanulate, 3–5 mm. |
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Ray florets | 6–15. |
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Disc florets | 8–20; corollas 1.5–4.5 mm. |
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Phyllaries | in 3–5 series, elliptic-lanceolate or linear; surfaces glabrous; outer gradually shorter. |
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Fruits | 1.5–2.5 mm, strigose. |
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Heads | mostly short-pedunculate. |
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2n | =18. |
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Solidago sempervirens |
Solidago spectabilis |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Meadows, bogs, hot springs, streambanks, lake shores. Flowering Jun–Aug. 1200–2200 m. BR, ECas, Owy. CA, ID, NV; southeast to AZ. Native. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 346 Kenton Chambers |
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