Solidago rigida subsp. humilis |
Solidago rigida subsp. glabrata |
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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). |
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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 |
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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 |
CO; IA; IL; IN; KS; MI; MO; MT; ND; NE; NM; OK; SD; TX; WI; WY; AB; MB; ON; SK |
AL; AR; GA; KY; LA; MO; MS; NC; OH; SC; TN; TX |
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. |
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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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