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Photo is of parent taxon

wrinkleleaf goldenrod

Photo is of parent taxon

rough-stem goldenrod, wrinkleleaf goldenrod

Leaves

relatively thick and firm, strongly rugose-nerved, usually blunt-toothed to subentire, apices often acute, relatively short and stiff hairy.

relatively thin, not very rugose, usually sharply toothed, apices acuminate, glabrous or pilose.

Ray florets

5–8(–10)

4–12

Solidago rugosa subsp. aspera

Solidago rugosa var. rugosa

Distribution
from USDA
e North America
[BONAP county map]
from USDA
e North America
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Varieties 3 (3 in the flora).

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

Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).

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

Source FNA vol. 20, p. 147. FNA vol. 20, p. 146.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Solidago > sect. Solidago > subsect. Venosae > ser. Venosae > Solidago rugosa Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Solidago > sect. Solidago > subsect. Venosae > ser. Venosae > Solidago rugosa
Sibling taxa
S. rugosa subsp. rugosa, S. rugosa var. aspera, S. rugosa var. celtidifolia, S. rugosa var. cronquistiana, S. rugosa var. rugosa, S. rugosa var. sphagnophila
S. rugosa subsp. aspera, S. rugosa subsp. rugosa, S. rugosa var. aspera, S. rugosa var. celtidifolia, S. rugosa var. cronquistiana, S. rugosa var. sphagnophila
Synonyms S. aspera
Name authority (Aiton) Cronquist: Rhodora 49: 78. (1947) unknown
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