''Solidago orientalis'' is a rare plant species native to Mexico. The species has been found in the states of

Coahuila Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico. Coahuila borders the Mexican states of N ...

and

Nuevo León Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León. With a ...

in northeastern Mexico.Nesom, Guy L. 1990. Phytologia 69(6): 452-455
/ref> ''Solidago orientalis'' is a perennial herb up to 60 cm (2 fee4t) tall. The leaves are thick, elliptical, up to 7.5 cm (3 inches) long. One plant can produce many small yellow flower heads in a compact branching array at the top of the plant.Nesom, Guy L. 1989. Phytologia 67(2): 147
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Photo of herbarium specimen collected in Coahuila in 1981
orientalis Plants described in 1989 Flora of Northeastern Mexico {{Solidago-stub