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Stems

40–70(–90) cm, densely (less coarsely) hispid (30–70 hairs/mm2).

40–95 cm.

Leaves and stems

glabrous or hispid (stems 0–25 hairs/mm2; leaves 0–20 hairs/mm2).

Leaves

basal (often numerous), small, rarely exceeding 120 × 50 mm;

faces densely (less coarsely) hispid (20–60 hairs/mm2);

mid to distal lanceolate to ovate.

basal to 250 × 40 mm;

mid to distal lanceolate to ovate, sometimes rhombic, thin.

Peduncles

densely hispido-strigose.

sparsely to moderately hispid.

Disc corolla

lobes shallow, 0.9–1.2(–1.3) mm.

lobes 1–1.6 mm.

Phyllaries

outer densely strigillose;

inner often more nearly linear, 0.7–1.2 mm wide, conspicuously strigillose.

outer glabrous;

inner linear oblanceolate, 0.8–1.4 mm wide, glabrous.

Heads

in tightly clumped, usually rounded arrays, 3–13(–23.5) × (3.5–)6–13(–18) cm.

usually compact, flat-topped arrays (2–)4–14(–24) × 5–15(–24.5) cm.

Cypselae

usually strigillose distally.

glabrous.

2n

= 18.

= 18.

Solidago rigida subsp. humilis

Solidago rigida subsp. glabrata

Phenology Flowering Aug–Oct. Flowering Sept–Oct(–Nov).
Habitat Dry to mesic, often sandy or eroded, soils, prairies and open meadows, open grassy clearings in woods Prairies, glades, savannas, dry open areas, especially on calcareous soils
Elevation 200–1900+ m (700–6200+ ft) 0–300 m (0–1000 ft)
Distribution
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CO; IA; IL; IN; KS; MI; MO; MT; ND; NE; NM; OK; SD; TX; WI; WY; AB; MB; ON; SK
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Discussion

Subspecies humilis is introduced in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ontario. The involucres are slightly smaller than those of typical variety.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Apart from the differences stated above, subsp. glabrata is quite similar to subsp. rigida. Oligoneuron corymbosum Small is illegitimate.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 20, p. 163. FNA vol. 20, p. 164.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Solidago > sect. Ptarmicoidei > Solidago rigida Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Solidago > sect. Ptarmicoidei > Solidago rigida
Sibling taxa
S. rigida subsp. glabrata, S. rigida subsp. rigida
S. rigida subsp. humilis, S. rigida subsp. rigida
Synonyms S. rigida var. humilis, Oligoneuron bombycinum, Oligoneuron canescens, Oligoneuron rigidum var. humilis, S. bombycinum, S. canescens, S. jacksonii var. humilis, S. parvirigida, S. rigida var. canescens S. rigida var. glabrata, Aster jacksonii, Leioligo corymbosa, Oligoneuron jacksonii, Oligoneuron rigidum var. glabrata, S. corymbosa, S. jacksonii, S. rigida var. laevicaulis
Name authority (Porter) S. B. Heard & Semple: Canad. J. Bot. 66: 1805. (1988) (E. L. Braun) S. B. Heard & Semple: Canad. J. Bot. 66: 1807. (1988)
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