Solidago pulchra
Solidago pulchra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Solidago |
Species: | S. pulchra
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Binomial name | |
Solidago pulchra |
Solidago pulchra, the Carolina goldenrod,[1] is a rare North American plant species in the sunflower family. It has been found only in the states of North Carolina and South Carolina in the southeastern United States.[2]
Solidago pulchra is a hairless perennial herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, with a branched woody rootstock. One plant can produce as many as 50 flower in an elongated array. Ray flowers are yellow, 6-14 per head. Disc flowers number 12-30 per head. The species grows in moist, sandy depressions in pine woodlands.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Solidago pulchra". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Solidago pulchra Small, 1933. Carolina goldenrod
Categories:
- Solidago
- Plants described in 1933
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Solidago stubs