Goldenrods

Goldenrod

Goldenrod

Index of plants with the same common name

For other uses, see Goldenrod (disambiguation).

Goldenrod is a common name for many species of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, commonly in reference to the genus Solidago.

Solidago nemoralis, old field goldenrod
Euthamia graminifolia, grass-leaved goldenrod

Several genera, such as Euthamia, were formerly included in a broader concept of the genus Solidago. Some authors treat Oligoneuron, the flat-topped goldenrods, as a separate genus than Solidago,[1] while others consider it a section: Solidago sect. Ptarmicoidei.[2]

Goldenrods can be used as a sustainable method to enrich soil with nitrogen. With an increase of nitrogen levels, there can then be an increase of vegetative growth.[3]

Plants known as goldenrods include:

References

  1. [1]
    Weakley, Alan S. (2020), Flora of the Southeastern United States, University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  2. [2]
    Semple, J. C.; Cook, R. E. "Solidago Linnaeus sect. Ptarmicoidei (House) Semple & Gandhi". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 January 2020 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. [3]
    McKone, Mark J. (1986). "Nitrogen fixation in association with the root systems of goldenrods (Solidago L.)". Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 18 (5): 543–545. doi:10.1016/0038-0717(86)90013-1.
  4. [4]
    "Bigelowia DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Euthamia (Nutt.) Cass". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Solidago L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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