''Solidago lepida'', the western Canada goldenrod or western goldenrod, is a North American plant species in the genus '' Solidago'' of the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of Canada, the western United States, and northern Mexico. ;Description ''Solidago lepida '' is a perennial herb up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall, spreading by means of underground

rhizomes In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...

. Leaves have coarse teeth and are on the stem rather than at the base. One plant can sometimes produce as many as 800 small

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 with 7-22 ray florets surrounding 2-13 disc florets. ;VarietiesSEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter, ''Solidago lepida'' de Candolle
/ref>Semple, John Cameron. 2003. : Sida 20(4): 1605-1615
/ref> *''Solidago lepida'' subsp. ''fallax'' (Fernald) Semple - Labrador,

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

Québec Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...

, New Brunswick *''Solidago lepida'' var. ''lepida'' - from Alaska east to

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

and south to California, Arizona, New Mexico,

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*''Solidago lepida'' var. ''salebrosa'' (Piper) Semple - Rocky Mountains from Alberta + British Columbia south to New Mexico, Arizona and Baja California

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lepida Plants described in 1836 Flora of Subarctic America Flora of Canada Flora of the Northwestern United States Flora of the Southwestern United States Flora of the South-Central United States Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Solidago-stub