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Solidago canadensis var scabra |
Late Goldenrod |
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| State Status * | CT | MA | RI | VT | NH | ME |
| P | P | P | P | P | S3 |
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| Ecology: | Old fields, roadsides, thickets; waste places |
| Blooming Period: | August to September |
| Typical Height Range: | 3' to 6' (9 to 18 dm) |
| What to look for in the field: |
 The
capitulescence
consists of many crowded
(closely-spaced), ascending
or spreading
and often recurved
branches. It is located at the top of the
stem and is sometimes conical in
shape. Branches are densely pubescent
and leafy. Heads
are numerous and crowded
on branches, forming one-sided arrays. |
| Stems
are stout and densely pubescent. Insect galls
are sometimes present in stems. |
| Basal leaves
are absent. Lower stem leaves are usually deciduous
by flowering.
Mid- to upper stem leaves are oblanceolate
or lanceolate,
lacking petioles,
have three main parallel
veins, are pubescent throughout on the
undersides and somewhat rough to the touch on the upper surface.
Leaves are either untoothed or finely toothed toward the tips. |
| Leaf
and stem coloration of this species often appears as gray-green or dull
green due to dense pubescence.
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| Colony-forming
from rhizomes.
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| * State status data obtained from the NatureServe website and from published state natural heritage data. Click link for a list of state status codes. |
11/16/2009
