Biology:Solidago lancifolia
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Solidago lancifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Solidago |
| Species: | S. lancifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Solidago lancifolia (Torr. & A.Gray) Chapm. 1860
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Solidago lancifolia, known as lance-leaf goldenrod,[2] is a rare North American plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, Tennessee , and North Carolina.[3]
Solidago lancifolia is a perennial herb sometimes as much as 160 cm (64 inches or 5 1/3 feet) tall. One plant can produce as many as 400 small yellow flower headss, borne in a large showy array at the top of the plant and also smaller groups on side branches. Each head contains 5-8 ray florets surrounding 5-12 disc florets.[4]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Solidago lancifolia (Torr. & A.Gray) Chapm.
- ↑ "Solidago lancifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SOLA6. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Solidago lancifolia (Torrey & A. Gray) Chapman, 1860. Lance-leaf goldenrod
Wikidata ☰ Q15566379 entry
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