giant goldenrod

(Solidago gigantea)

Conservation Status
giant goldenrod
 
  IUCN Red List

not listed

     
  NatureServe

N5 - Secure

SNR - Unranked

     
  Minnesota

not listed

     
           
Wetland Indicator Status
     
  Great Plains

FAC - Facultative

     
  Midwest

FACW - Facultative wetland

     
  Northcentral & Northeast

FACW - Facultative wetland

     
           
 
Description
 
 

The stem is hairless, often glaucous, and often tinged reddish-purple.

With some well known exceptions, goldenrods are notoriously difficult to identify in the field. Giant goldenrod is one of those exceptions. It is the only goldenrod in Minnesota with a stem that is both hairless and glaucous. It is the only hairless goldenrod in Minnesota that gets more than 3 tall. It is the only goldenrod with a hairless stem that may have a globular gall on the stem. The gall is produced by the goldenrod gall fly and is very common, occurring almost everywhere giant goldenrod is found.

 
     
 

Height

 
 

20 to 80

 
     
 

Flower Color

 
 

Yellow ray flowers, yellow disk flowers

 
     
 

Similar Species

 
 

Missouri goldenrod (Solidago missouriensis) is much shorter, just 12 to 32 tall. The stem is never glaucous.

 
     
 
Habitat
 
 

Wet, moderate moisture, and dry. Meadows, prairies, streambanks, swamps, calcareous fens, open wildlands, roadsides. Full sun to light shade.

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Flowering

 
 

July to September

 
     
 

Pests and Diseases

 
 

Goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis) produces and globular swelling on the stem of the plant.

 
     
 
Use
 
 

 

 
     
 
Distribution
 
 

Distribution Map

 

Sources

2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 24, 28, 29, 30.

 
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Nativity

 
 

Native

 
         
 

Occurrence

 
 

Very common and widespread

 
         
 
Taxonomy
 
  Kingdom Plantae (green algae and land plants)  
  Subkingdom Viridiplantae (green plants)  
  Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants and green algae)  
  Superdivision Embryophyta (land plants)  
  Division Tracheophyta (vascular plants)  
  Subdivision Spermatophytina (seed plants)  
  Class Magnoliopsida (flowering plants)  
  Superorder Asteranae  
 

Order

Asterales (sunflowers, bellflowers, fanflowers, and allies)  
 

Family

Asteraceae (sunflowers, daisies, asters, and allies)  
  Subfamily Asteroideae  
  Supertribe Asterodae  
  Tribe Astereae (asters and allies)  
  Subtribe Solidagininae  
  Genus Solidago (goldenrods)  
  Subgenus Pleiactila  
  Section Unilaterales  
  Subsection Serotinae  
       
 

Subordinate Taxa

 
 

 

 
       
 

Synonyms

 
 

Aster latissimifolius var. serotinus

Solidago dumetorum

Solidago gigantea ssp. serotina

Solidago gigantea var. leiophylla

Solidago gigantea var. pitcheri

Solidago gigantea var. serotina

Solidago gigantea var. shinnersii

Solidago pitcheri

Solidago serotina

Solidago serotinoides

Solidago X leiophallax

 
       
 

Common Names

 
 

early goldenrod

giant goldenrod

smooth goldenrod

tall goldenrod

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glossary

Glaucous

Pale green or bluish gray due to a whitish, powdery or waxy film, as on a plum or a grape.

 
 
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  Solidago gigantea LATE GOLDENROD
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  Giant Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) - 2013-08-13
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About

Published on Aug 13, 2013

Solidago gigantea is a plant species in the genus Solidago. Its common name is giant goldenrod.

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Late guldenroede (Solidago gigantea) is een vaste plant met lange uitlopers. De soort behoort tot de composietenfamilie (Asteraceae). De plant komt oorspronkelijk uit Noord-Amerika en komt nu in geheel Europa voor. De plant wordt ook in siertuinen gebruikt.

De plant wordt 50-150 cm hoog en heeft tot aan de bloeiwijze een kale stengel. De stengel kan groen of purper gekleurd zijn. De bladeren zijn van onderen blauwgroen en kaal met soms een kort behaarde middennerf of aan de randen gewimperd.

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  Solidago gigantea la verge d'or géante, finalement, une plante qui ne sent pas si bon !
Jean Yves Bernoux
 
   
 
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Published on Sep 4, 2012

Solidage géant, ou Solidage glabre, une plante à fleurs jaunes venue tout droit du continent nord-américain, une plante qui depuis s'est trop bien acclimatée et qui devient invasive et une menace pour la flore locale, elle est sur la liste noire de quelques pays, liste qui va sans doute s'étendre ! http://www.champyves.fr/nature/FicsHtml/F_J_Solidago_gigantea.htm

   
  00001 GIant Goldenrod
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  Goldenrod Bees
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Uploaded on May 12, 2010

Loads of honey bees working the giant goldenrod in our garden. Solidago gigantea I believe but this got taller than 7

   

 

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