| Solidago latifolia |
Broad-leaved Goldenrod |
| State Status * | CT | MA | RI | VT | NH | ME |
| P | P | S2 | P | P | P |
|
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| Ecology: | Woods, more frequently on sweeter soil, though not necessarily on calcareous soil. |
| Blooming Period: | August to September |
| Typical Height Range: | 2' to 3' (6 to 9 dm) |
| What to look for in the field: |
 The
capitulescence
is typically narrow, with short branchlets growing either
at the top
of the stem or from nodes along the stem.
Heads are NOT arranged in one-sided
arrays on
branchlets. Plants with longer branches don't seem to occur
frequently. |
| Stems
are bent at the
nodes, often conspicuously. They are glabrous below, becoming
pubescent in
the capitulescence. |
| Basal
leaves are deciduous
by flowering. Lower and mid-stem leaves are broadly ovate, sharply toothed, taper to slender points and have
winged petioles. Upper stem leaves are gradually
reduced in size and
become more narrowly ovate, but are otherwise similar. |
|
Under
favorable conditions, this species will form colonies from
rhizomes. |
|
Involucres
are from 4.5 to 7 mm high.** |
| [ Note: This is the only goldenrod species in New England which has stems that are bent at the nodes. ] |
|
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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.
** Flora of North America, Vol 20, p. 128. |
01/01/2010
