Solidago rigida subsp. rigida |
Solidago rigida subsp. humilis |
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Stems | (robust) 60–150 cm, coarsely hispid (10–70 hairs/mm2) (hairs stiff). |
40–70(–90) cm, densely (less coarsely) hispid (30–70 hairs/mm2). |
Leaves | basal large, to 250 × 100 mm; faces moderately to densely hispid (7–50 hairs/mm2); mid to distal ovate, thick. |
basal (often numerous), small, rarely exceeding 120 × 50 mm; faces densely (less coarsely) hispid (20–60 hairs/mm2); mid to distal lanceolate to ovate. |
Peduncles | densely hispido-strigose. |
densely hispido-strigose. |
Disc corolla | lobes deep, 1.1–1.6 mm. |
lobes shallow, 0.9–1.2(–1.3) mm. |
Phyllaries | outer hairy; inner oblong to slightly spatulate, 0.8–1.4 mm wide, glabrate to puberulent. |
outer densely strigillose; inner often more nearly linear, 0.7–1.2 mm wide, conspicuously strigillose. |
Heads | usually in loose, open, spreading, flat-topped arrays, 3–20(–34) × (4.5–)6.5–18(–27) cm. |
in tightly clumped, usually rounded arrays, 3–13(–23.5) × (3.5–)6–13(–18) cm. |
Cypselae | glabrous. |
usually strigillose distally. |
2n | = 18, 36. |
= 18. |
Solidago rigida subsp. rigida |
Solidago rigida subsp. humilis |
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Phenology | Flowering Aug–Oct. | Flowering Aug–Oct. |
Habitat | Prairies, glades, oak savannas, dry open areas especially on calcareous soils, disturbed grounds (railroads, etc.) | Dry to mesic, often sandy or eroded, soils, prairies and open meadows, open grassy clearings in woods |
Elevation | 0–400+ m (0–1300+ ft) | 200–1900+ m (700–6200+ ft) |
Distribution |
AR; CT; DE; IA; IL; IN; KS; KY; MA; MD; MI; MO; NC; NE; NJ; NY; OH; OK; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; VA; WI; WV; ON |
CO; IA; IL; IN; KS; MI; MO; MT; ND; NE; NM; OK; SD; TX; WI; WY; AB; MB; ON; SK |
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.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 20, p. 163. | FNA vol. 20, p. 163. |
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Synonyms | Oligoneuron grandiflorum, S. grandiflora, S. rigida var. magna, S. rigida var. microcephala | 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 |
Name authority | unknown | (Porter) S. B. Heard & Semple: Canad. J. Bot. 66: 1805. (1988) |
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