Goldenrod is a common name for many species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the sunflower family,

Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...

, commonly in reference to the genus '' Solidago''. Several genera, such as ''

Euthamia ''Euthamia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are known as goldentops''Euthamia'' ...

'', were formerly included in a broader concept of the genus ''Solidago''. Some authors treat ''Oligoneuron'', the flat-topped goldenrods, as a separate genus than ''Solidago'', while others consider it a section: ''Solidago'' sect. ''Ptarmicoidei''. Goldenrods can be used as a sustainable method to enrich soil with nitrogen. With an increase of nitrogen levels, there can then be an increase of vegetative growth. Plants known as goldenrods include: *''

Bigelowia ''Bigelowia'' is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the United States. ''Bigelowia'' plants are subshrubs, often forming clumps. They have very small but numerous displays of small yellow flower hea ...

'' spp., rayless goldenrods, 2 species native to the

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Cuniculotinus gramineus ''Cuniculotinus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Species There is only one known species, ''Cuniculotinus gramineus''. It is native to the Great Basin deserts of California in Inyo County; and of southern Nevada in N ...

'', Panamint rock goldenrod *''

Euthamia ''Euthamia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are known as goldentops''Euthamia'' ...

'' spp., flat-topped goldenrods or grass-leaved goldenrods, 5 species native to North America *'' Gundlachia triantha'', Trans-Pecos desert goldenrod *''

Lorandersonia microcephala ''Lorandersonia'', commonly called rabbitbush, is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus is named for American botanist Loran Crittenden Anderson of Florida State University. ; Species

'', small-headed heath goldenrod *'' Medranoa palmeri'', Texas desert goldenrod *''

Petradoria pumila ''Petradoria'' is a genus of North American subshrubs in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. ;Species The only known species is ''Petradoria pumila'', known by the common name rock goldenrod. It is native to the western United State ...

'', rock goldenrod *'' Solidago'' spp., goldenrods, around 120 species native to the Americas, northern Africa, Europe, Asia

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