late goldenrod

(Solidago altissima)

Overview
shorthair goldenrod
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
           
 
Description
 
 

 

 
     
 
Distribution
 
 

Distribution Map

 

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

 
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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 Triplinerviae  
       
 

Some sources, including NCBI and UniProt, classify classify late goldenrod as Solidago canadensis var. scabra. Other sources, including GRIN, ITIS, The Plant List, The Global Compositae Database, The Global Compositae Checklist, and most other sources, classify it as Solidago altissima. According to FNA, two factors argue for distinguishing this plant at the species level. First, young plants can appear grayish-green due to short hairs on the leaves, a character not seen in Solidago canadensis. Second, the goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis) produces large galls on both supspecies of this plant but not on Solidago canadensis.

 
       
 

Subordinate Taxa

 
 

shorthair goldenrod (Solidago altissima var. gilvocanescens)

tall goldenrod (Solidago altissima ssp. altissima)

 
       
 

Synonyms

 
 

Solidago altissima var. pluricephala

Solidago altissima var. procera

Solidago canadensis var. scabra

Solidago hirsutissima

Solidago lunellii

 
       
 

Common Names

 
 

Canada goldenrod

late goldenrod

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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Salidago altissima

 
  Solidago altissima (Tall Goldenrod)
Allen Chartier
 
  Solidago altissima (Tall Goldenrod)  

 

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Uploaded on Oct 17, 2010

This is one of the tallest Solidago species of North America. Contrary to internet sources it gets taller than 8' tall. The tallest cane here measured over 10' tall. Unfortunately they are prone to falling over and are aggressive at spreading through root suckers. They flower from October into November here, perhaps sooner or later depending on climate.

Bees of all sorts use this plant as one last food source before winter sets in. This includes what are likely next years bumblebee queens, not to be confused with Resin Bees, and Large Carpenter Bees.

   

 

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