Biology:Solidago odora
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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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. odora
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| Binomial name | |
| Solidago odora Aiton
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Synonymy
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Solidago odora, the sweet goldenrod, anisescented goldenrod[2] or fragrant goldenrod, is a North American species of goldenrod within the family Asteraceae. The plant is native to the United States and Mexico, found in every coastal state from Veracruz to New Hampshire and as far inland as Ohio, Missouri, and Oklahoma.[3] It flowers from July through October.
- Solidago odora subsp. odora - most of species range
- Solidago odora subsp. chapmanii (Gray) Semple - Florida only
As a traditional medicine, Solidago odora has a variety of ethnobotanical uses, especially by the Cherokee.[7]
The leaves, which smell of licorice when crushed, can be made into a tea.[8]
Galls
This species is host to the following insect induced galls:
- Eurosta lateralis (Wiedemann, 1830)
- Procecidochares atra (Loew, 1862) (summer and autumn generations)
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Solidago odora Aiton
- ↑ "Solidago odora". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SOOD. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Solidago odora Aiton, 1789. Anise-scented or fragrant or sweet goldenrod
- ↑ Integrated Taxonomy Information System ITIS Accessed Sept 28, 2014.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Solidago odora | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = September 28, 2014 }}
- ↑ Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoske (1975). Cherokee Plants and Their Uses —A 400 Year History. Sylva, NC: Herald Publishing Co.. p. 36.
- ↑ Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. Knopf. p. 404. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15566381 entry
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