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Solidago villosa

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Name

Identification
Solidago villosa Pursh [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Solidago altissima L. [family ASTERACEAE ] Verified by Asa Gray,
Related name
  • Solidago altissima
  • Solidago villosa
  • Solidago scabrifolia

Flora

Entry for Solidago rugosa Miller var. rugosa [family COMPOSITAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 20,
Names
Solidago rugosa Miller var. rugosa [family COMPOSITAE]
Solidago rugosa var. glabrata Farwell [family COMPOSITAE]
Solidago rugosa var. villosa (Pursh) Fernald [family COMPOSITAE]
Solidago villosa Pursh [family COMPOSITAE]
Treatment Author(s)
John C. Semple
Rachel E. Cook
Information
Herbage sparsely to moderately relatively soft-hairy. Distal cauline leaf blades lanceolate to elliptic, not much reduced distally. Heads in compact to lax pyramidal arrays, branches divergent and recurved arrays, proximal branches sometimes much elongated. Rays florets 4–13. 2n = 18, 36.
Phenology
aug (summer), sep-oct (fall)
Altitude range
0–1200+;
Distribution
St. Pierre and MiquelonUSA Ala.USA Ark.USA Conn.USA Del.USA Fla.USA Ga.USA Ill.USA Ind.USA Ky.USA La.USA MaineUSA Md.USA Mass.USA Mich.USA Miss.USA N.J.USA N.Y.USA N.C.USA OhioUSA Okla.USA Pa.USA R.I.USA S.C.USA Tenn.USA Vt.USA Va.USA W.Va.USA Wis.Canada N.B.Canada Nfld. and Labr.Canada N.S.Canada Ont.Canada P.E.I.Canada Que.
Discussion
Typical var. rugosa is a generally more northern race of the species but occurs infrequently scattered across the southern United States. Although var. villosa has often been recognized (e.g., H. A. Gleason and A. Cronquist 1991), it grades completely into var. rugosa. Single clones include shoots with long-branched arrays and others with short-branched ones not exceeding the subtending leaves. The variety is diploid throughout its range, with a few scattered tetraploids.
Subspecies 2 (2 in the flora): e United States; Mexico.

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