''Solidago buckleyi'', or Buckley's goldenrod, is a species of goldenrod native to central North America. It is an uncommon species with a small range, being found mainly in the Ozark Mountains of

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, and in the uplands near the confluence of the

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s near southern

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and western

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. There are also a few isolated populations reported from

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. Its preferred habitat is open oak

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s. ''Solidago buckleyi'' is a perennial herb up to 120 cm (48 inches) tall with large woody taproots. Basal leaves wilt before flowering time; stem leaves become progressively smaller further up the stem. Heads number up to 160, in an elongate paniculate array. Ray flowers 6-8 per head, disc flowers 8–14.Gleason, H. A. 1968. The Sympetalous Dicotyledoneae. vol. 3. 596 pp. In H. A. Gleason. New Britton and Brown Illustrated Flora of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada (3rd ed.). New York Botanical Garden, New York.

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