''Solidago californica'' is a species of
goldenrod known by the common name California goldenrod.
It is native to western North America from
Oregon through
California to
Baja California.
Calflora taxon report, University of California, ''Solidago velutina'' DC. ssp. ''californica'' ( Nutt.) Semple Oreja de liebre
/ref> It grows in many types of habitats, including oak woodlands, valley grassland, chaparral
Chaparral ( ) is a shrubland plant community and geographical feature found primarily in the U.S. state of California, in southern Oregon, and in the northern portion of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. It is shaped by a Mediterranean c ...
, and sometimes disturbed areas.
Description
''Solidago californica'' is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing a hairy stem up to tall. The lance-shaped leaves are up to long near the base of the plant, and smaller farther up.[Flora of North America, ''Solidago velutina'' de Candolle subsp. ''californica'' (Nuttall) Semple, 2003. California goldenrod ]
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The inflorescence is a narrow, often one-sided series or cluster of many flower heads
A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower"; ) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, compos ...
. Each flower head contains many yellow disc florets and surrounded by up to 11 narrow yellow ray florets which measure up to long.
Galls
This species is host to the fillowing insect induced galls:
* '' Asteromyia carbonifera'' (Osten Sacken, 1862)
* '' Procecidochares anthracina'' (Doane, 1899)external link to gallformers
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment: ''Solidago californica''United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile''Solidago californica'' — Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California
californica
Flora of Baja California
Flora of California
Flora of Oregon
Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Plants described in 1840
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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