PLANTS Profile for Solidago speciosa (showy goldenrod)

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PLANTS Profile

Solidago speciosa Nutt.
showy goldenrod

Symbol:

SOSP2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Solidago speciosa Nutt.

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Distribution:
Solidago speciosa Nutt.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AR, CO, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (MB, ON)

Related Taxa:
Solidago speciosa Nutt.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 77 species in Solidago or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Solidago speciosa Nutt. var. jejunifolia (Steele) Cronquist. .

Solidago speciosa var. jejunifolia
showy goldenrod

Distribution of Solidago speciosa Nutt. var. pallida Porter. .

Solidago speciosa var. pallida
showy goldenrod

Distribution of Solidago speciosa Nutt. var. rigidiuscula Torr. & A. Gray. . Image Available.

Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula
showy goldenrod

Distribution of Solidago speciosa Nutt. var. speciosa. . Image Available.

Solidago speciosa var. speciosa
showy goldenrod

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Solidago speciosa Nutt.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Solidago L. – goldenrod
Species	Solidago speciosa Nutt. – showy goldenrod

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Solidago speciosa Nutt.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
showy goldenrod		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Solidago speciosa Nutt.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36310.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 10:56 PM CDT