''Solidago ludoviciana,'' the Louisiana goldenrod,
is a North American plant species in the family
Asteraceae native to
Louisiana,
Texas and
Arkansas. It can be found in dry open woods and along roadsides and other sunny, disturbed locations.
[Flora of North America, ''Solidago ludoviciana'' (A.Gray) Small, Louisiana goldenrod ]
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''Solidago ludoviciana'' can be as tall as 150 cm (5 feet). It has round to elliptic leaves and open panicles of yellow 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 ...
. One plant can produce as many as 140 small heads [
]
References
External links
Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Texas in 1843
ludoviciana
Flora of Texas
Flora of Louisiana
Plants described in 1882
Flora of Arkansas
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