Solidago_ouachitensis

<i>Solidago ouachitensis</i>

Solidago ouachitensis

Species of flowering plant

Solidago ouachitensis is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Ouachita Mountain goldenrod.[2] It has a very limited range, found only in the Ouachita Mountains along the border between Arkansas and Oklahoma in the United States.[1][3][4][5]

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Solidago ouachitensis is a perennial herb growing up to about 1.1 meters (44 inches) in height. It produces one or more erect stems from a woody caudex. The serrated (toothed) leaves are 10 to 13 centimeters (4.0-5.2 inches) long around the middle of the plant and smaller higher on the stem. One plant will produce 25-50 bell-shaped flower heads. Each flower head usually contains one yellow ray floret and 4-5 disc florets.[6] Flowering occurs in September and October.[3]

Solidago ouachitensis is likely a relict of times when conditions were colder and wetter. It only occurs in the cooler, moister sites in the Ouachita Mountains,[3] usually in wet forest habitat on north-facing slopes.[1] Associated species include Magnolia tripetala, Fagus grandifolia, Acer rubrum, Quercus rubra, Aesculus glabra, Asarum canadense, Campanula americana, Panax quinquefolium, Toxicodendron radicans, and Hybanthus concolor.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Solidago ouachitensis. The Nature Conservancy.
  2. [2]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago ouachitensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  3. [3]
    Solidago ouachitensis. Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Center for Plant Conservation.
  4. [4]
    Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. [5]
    Taylor, Constance Elaine Southern, & Taylor, Ronald J. 1986. Sida 11(3): 334–339 includes photo of type specimen plus distribution map
  6. [6]
    Flora of North America, Solidago ouachitensis, C. E. S. Taylor & R. J. Taylor, 1986. Ouachita Mountains goldenrod
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