Biology:Solidago hispida

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Short description: Species of plant

Solidago hispida
Solidago hispida.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species:
S. hispida
Binomial name
Solidago hispida
Muhl. ex Willd.
Synonyms[1]
  • Solidago earlei Small
  • Solidago hirsuta Nutt.
  • Solidago lanata Hook.

Solidago hispida, the hairy goldenrod,[2] is North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Its native range extends from Newfoundland west to Saskatchewan, and south as far as Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Georgia.[3]

Solidago hispida is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (39 in) tall, with a branching underground caudex. Leaves are egg-shaped (ovate) or elliptical, up to 20 cm (8 in) long. One plant can produce more than 250 small yellow flower heads in branching arrays at the tops of the stems.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15567471 entry