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<i>Solidago lancifolia</i>

Solidago lancifolia

Species of flowering plant

Solidago lancifolia, known as lance-leaf goldenrod,[2] is a rare North American plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.[3]

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Solidago lancifolia is a perennial herb sometimes as much as 160 cm (64 inches or 5 1/3 feet) tall. One plant can produce as many as 400 small yellow flower headss, borne in a large showy array at the top of the plant and also smaller groups on side branches. Each head contains 5-8 ray florets surrounding 5-12 disc florets.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    The Plant List, Solidago lancifolia (Torr. & A.Gray) Chapm.
  2. [2]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago lancifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. [3]
    Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. [4]
    Flora of North America, Solidago lancifolia (Torrey & A. Gray) Chapman, 1860. Lance-leaf goldenrod


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