Biology:Solidago simplex

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Solidago simplex
Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. ontarioensis fruit.jpg
Achenes with barbs
Solidago simplex simplex1.jpg
Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species:
S. simplex
Binomial name
Solidago simplex
Kunth 1818
Synonyms[1]

Solidago simplex, the Mt. Albert goldenrod[2] or sticky goldenrod, is a North American plant species in the genus Solidago of the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of Canada, parts of the United States, and northeastern Mexico.[3][4]

Description

Solidago simplex is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, with a branching underground caudex. One plant system can produce as many as 10 stems. Leaves are long and narrow, up to 16 cm (6.6 inches) long, produced on the stem as well as at the base. One stem can sometimes produce as many as 150 small yellow flower heads, each with 7-16 ray florets surrounding 6-31 disc florets. [5]

Varieties

At least eight varieties of the species may be recognised:[3][4][5]

  • Solidago simplex var. chlorolepis (Fernald) G. S. Ringius - Mt. Albert, Gaspé Peninsula, Québec
  • Solidago simplex var. gillmanii (A.Gray) G.S.Ringius - shores of Lake Michigan + Lake Huron
  • Solidago simplex var. monticola (Porter) G.S.Ringius - mountains in Québec, New York State, New England
  • Solidago simplex var. nana (A.Gray) G.S.Ringius - Cascade Mountains in Oregon and Washington (state) , Vancouver Island in British Columbia
  • Solidago simplex var. ontarioensis (G.S.Ringius) G.S.Ringius - shores on Canadian side of Lake Huron
  • Solidago simplex var. racemosa (Greene) G.S.Ringius - from Québec and New Brunswick south as far as West Virginia
  • Solidago simplex var. randii (Porter) Kartesz & Gandhi - from Québec and New Brunswick west as far as Minnesota
  • Solidago simplex var. simplex - from Alaska east to Northwest Territories + Quebec, south as far as Arizona, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15567382 entry