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Solidago rugosa var. celtidifolia

Solidago rugosa subsp. rugosa
Photo is of parent taxon
Photo is of parent taxon

rough-stem goldenrod, wrinkleleaf goldenrod
Herbage

moderately to densely hairy.

Leaves

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

4–12
Heads

in wide arrays, usually with elongate proximal branches greatly exceeding subtending leaves.

Distal

cauline leaf blades ovate, much reduced distally.

Rays

florets 5–9.

2n

= 18, 36.

Solidago rugosa var. celtidifolia

Solidago rugosa subsp. rugosa
Phenology Flowering Sep–Nov.
Habitat Sandy and silty soils, fields, woods and wet ground, mostly outer coastal plain
Elevation 0–100 m (0–300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; AR; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; OK; SC; TX; VA
from USDA
e North America
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

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 > Solidago rugosa subsp. rugosa Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Solidago > sect. Solidago > subsect. Venosae > ser. Venosae > Solidago rugosa
Sibling taxa
S. rugosa subsp. aspera, S. rugosa subsp. rugosa, S. rugosa var. aspera, S. rugosa var. cronquistiana, S. rugosa var. rugosa, S. rugosa var. sphagnophila
S. rugosa subsp. aspera, S. rugosa var. aspera, S. rugosa var. celtidifolia, S. rugosa var. cronquistiana, S. rugosa var. rugosa, S. rugosa var. sphagnophila
Synonyms S. celtidifolia
Name authority (Small) Fernald: Rhodora 38: 223. (1936) unknown
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