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(Old-) Field Goldenrod |
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| State Status * | CT | MA | RI | VT | NH | ME |
| P | P | P | P | P | P |
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| Ecology: | Old fields, open woods, open disturbed sites; dry, sandy or rocky terrain |
| Blooming Period: | Late August through September |
| Typical Height Range: | 1.5' to 3' (5 to 9 dm) |
| [Our plants are ssp. nemoralis.] | |
| What to look for in the field: |
 The
capitulescence
consists of numerous spreading
and recurved,
densely short-pubescent
branches or branchlets which are located in the upper quarter to one
third of the stem. Heads are crowded
in one-sided arrays
on branches. |
| Stems
are thin and straight (not bent at the nodes), densely short-pubescent
throughout. The upper-most portion of the stem is often arching or
recurved. |
| Leaves
are basally-disposed.
Basal
and lower stem leaves
may be present at flowering for robust plants. They are oblanceolate
or spoon-shaped,
shallowly-toothed, and taper to long winged
petioles.
Tips are blunt to rounded. Mid- to upper stem leaves
become rapidly and progressively smaller upwards, petioles
eventually becoming shorter or lacking (upper-most). Stem leaves are oblanceolate
with somewhat short-pointed tips. Tufts of small leaflets are
often present in nodes
along the stem. |
| Leaf
and stem coloration of this species often appears as gray-green or dull
green due to dense pubescence, and thus the common name "gray
goldenrod". |
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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
