Biology:Solidago macrophylla

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Solidago macrophylla
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species:
S. macrophylla
Binomial name
Solidago macrophylla
Banks ex Pursh 1813 not Schloss. & Vuk. 1869 nor Bigel. 1824
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster thyrsoideus (E.Mey.) Kuntze
  • Solidago mensalis Fernald
  • Solidago thyrsoidea E.Mey.

Solidago macrophylla, the largeleaf goldenrod[2] or large-leaved goldenrod,[3] is North American species of herbaceous perennial plants of the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern and central Canada (from Ontario to Newfoundland & Labrador) and the north-eastern United States (New York and New England).[4][5] Some of the populations in Québec and Labrador lie north of the Arctic Circle.[6]

Solidago macrophylla is a perennial herb up to 105 cm (42 inches) tall, with a thick woody rhizome. Leaves can be up to 15 cm (6 inches) long. One plant can produce 110 or more small yellow flower heads, mostly on short side branches.[3]

Galls

This species is host to the following insect induced gall:

external link to gallformers

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15567567 entry