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Solidago caesia

Species of plant

Solidago caesia, commonly named blue-stemmed goldenrod, wreath goldenrod,[2] or woodland goldenrod,[3] is a flowering plant native to North America.

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Description

Key identification features include a dark, wiry, blue or purple stem, and flower heads in the leaf axils instead of in a large array at the top of the plant.[3] Prefers medium to part shade, and can often be found in wooded areas.[4]

Distribution

It grows in the central and eastern parts of the continent from Manitoba east to New Brunswick, south as far as Florida and eastern Texas.[5][6]

Galls

This species is host to the fillowing insect induced galls:

external link to gallformers

References

  1. [1]
    "Solidago caesia L." World Flora Online Consortium. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. [2]
    Missouri Botanical Garden Gardening Help, Solidago caesia
  3. [3]
    Flora of North America, Solidago caesia Linnaeus 1753. Blue-stem or woodland or wreath goldenrod , verge d’or bleuâtre
  4. [4]
    Hilty, John (2017). "Illinois Wildflowers Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod, Solidago caesia, Aster family (Asteraceae)". Illinois Wildflowers. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  5. [5]
    United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
  6. [6]
    Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map


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