Solidago pulchra

Solidago pulchra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Solidago
Species:	S. pulchra
Binomial name
	Solidago pulchra; Small

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

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[1] "Solidago pulchra". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 November 2015.

[2] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[3] Flora of North America, Solidago pulchra Small, 1933. Carolina goldenrod

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