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''Solidago'', commonly called goldenrods, is a genus of about 100 to 120''Solidago''.
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species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Most are herbaceous perennial species found in open areas such as meadows, prairies, and savannas. They are mostly native to
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, including Mexico; a few species are native to South America and Eurasia. Some American species have also been introduced into Europe and other parts of the world.


Description

''Solidago'' species are perennials growing from woody
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s. Their stems range from decumbent (crawling) to ascending or erect, with a range of heights going from to over a meter. Most species are unbranched, but some do display branching in the upper part of the plant. Both leaves and stems vary from glabrous (hairless) to various forms of pubescence (strigose, strigillose, hispid, stipitate-glandular or villous). In some species, the basal leaves are shed before flowering. The leaf margins are most commonly entire, but often display heavier serration. Some leaves may display trinerved venation rather than the pinnate venation usual across Asteraceae. The flower is also the state flower of Kentucky. The flower heads are usually of the radiate type (typical daisy flower heads with distinct ray and disc florets) but sometimes discoid (with only disc florets of mixed, sterile, male and types). Only ray florets are female, others are male, hermaphroditic or entire sterile. Head involucres are campanulate to cylindric or attenuate. Floret corollas are usually yellow, but white in the ray florets of a few species (such as '' Solidago bicolor''); they are typically hairless. Heads usually include between 2 and 35 disc florets, but in some species this may go up to 60. Filaments are inserted closer to the base of the corolla than its middle. Numerous heads are usually grouped in complex compound inflorescences where heads are arranged in multiple
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s, corymbs, or secund arrays (with florets all on the same side). ''Solidago'' cypselae are narrowly obconic to cylindrical in shape, and they are sometimes somewhat compressed. They have eight to 10 ribs usually and are hairless or moderately hispid. The pappus is very big with barbellate bristles. The many goldenrod species can be difficult to distinguish, due to their similar bright, golden-yellow flower heads that bloom in late summer. Propagation is by wind-disseminated seeds or by spreading underground
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s which can form colonies of vegetative
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s of a single plant. They are mostly short-day plants and bloom in late summer and early fall. Some species produce abundant nectar when moisture is plentiful, or when the weather is warm and sunny. The section '' Ptarmicoidei'' is sometimes treated as a separate genus ''Oligoneuron'', and is dropped by flat-topped to rounded
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flowerheads.


Taxonomy

''Solidago'' is in the family Asteraceae (formerly known as Compositae), a diverse and widespread clade containing approximately 23,000 species and 12 tribes, which inhabit all continents except Antarctica. Within Asteraceae, ''Solidago'' is in the tribe Astereae and the subtribe Solidagininaeae. The genus ''Solidago'' is monophyletic as indicated by morphological characters and molecular evidence. All ''Solidago'' species are herbaceous perennials, growing from approximately 2 cm to 2.5 m tall. Yellow to white, pistillate ray flowers and yellow, perfect disc florets are characteristic of ''Solidago'' inflorescences, which have a wide range of shapes. Molecular studies using nuclear rDNA have hypothesized boundaries on the genus ''Solidago'', but there have been difficulties in parsing out evolutionary relationships at the sub-genus scale and defining which should be included and separated from ''Solidago''.


''Solidago'' and related taxa

Related Asteraceae genera, such as ''
Chrysoma ''Chrysoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Species More than 20 species names have been created in the genus, most of them now transferred to other genera ''( Ericameria, Xylothamia, Solidago, Gundlachia).'' Only on ...
'', '' Euthamia'', and ''
Oreochrysum ''Oreochrysum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. ;Species There is only one known species, ''Oreochrysum parryi'', native to western North America (Chihuahua, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, South Da ...
'', have been included within ''Solidago'' at one point or another, but morphological evidence has suggested otherwise. In a study comparing morphological characters of ''Solidago'' and related subgroups, the authors consider the subjectivity of classifying a genus and how to define it within broader tendencies concerning the taxonomy of North American Asteraceae. Little to no differences were observed between ''Solidago'' and the subgroups in terms of karyotype. However, external morphological characters such as habit, or the general appearance of the plant and how a suite of traits contribute to its phenotype; pappus size; and the point of freeing of stamen filaments from the corolla tube, are useful classification schemes for ''Solidago'', since they are applied to differentiating between Asteraceae taxa. One school of Asteraceae taxonomy thought unites all taxa sharing similar floral head structure and subsequently ignores deviation from this morphology, while another places greater weight on these morphological deviations. The authors argue that the latter opinion should be applied. Since there is no theoretical foundation for relative taxonomic importance of traits, they assert that habit should be a central trait when defining taxa, and subsequently that all the subgroups considered in their study ('' Brachychaeta'', ''Chrysoma'', ''Euthamia'', ''Oligoneuron'', and '' Petradoria'') should be segregated from ''Solidago''. Results from a leaf anatomy study comparing differences in mesophyll, bundle sheath extensions, and midvein structure, among others in a suite of leaf traits, are incongruent with those in an earlier study. Based on the lack of bundle sheath extensions, it is suggested that ''Chrysoma'', ''Euthamia'', '' Gundlachia'', and ''Petradoria'' should be distinct taxa and outside of ''Solidago''. However, ''Brachychaeta'', ''
Brintonia ''Brintonia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, containing the single species ''Brintonia discoidea'', named for Jeremiah Bernard Brinton. It is known commonly as the rayless mock goldenrod.
'', ''Oligoneuron'', ''Oreochrysum'', and ''Aster'' should be considered as components of ''Solidago''. To summarize, the relation of ''Brachychaeta'' and ''Oligoneuron'' to ''Solidago'' is inconsistent based on these results. Both support the separation of ''Chrysoma'', ''Euthamia'', and ''Petradoria'' from ''Solidago''. A study reviews the taxonomic position of ''Oligoneuron'' relative to ''Solidago'', as based on taxonomic evidence, treats it as separate from ''Solidago'', similarly to Kapoor & Beaudry (1966). The first molecular phylogeny based on chloroplast DNA treats ''Brachychaeta'', ''Brintonia'', ''Oligoneuron'', and ''Oreochrysum'' as constituents of ''Solidago''. Using consensus trees from ITS data, another study found support for ''Oligoneuron'' as part of ''Solidago'', and the findings of Zhang (1996). More recently, an analysis of combined ITS and ETS data provided additional support for the inclusion of ''Oligoneuron'' as part of ''Solidago''. Until the 1980s, the genus ''Euthamia'' was largely considered to be a part of ''Solidago'' due to morphological similarities between species in both genera, and a history of synonymy of ''Solidago lanceolata'' and ''Euthamia graminifolia''. As mentioned, the lack of bundle sheath extensions in ''Euthamia'' compared to ''Solidago'', and deviations in floral morphology present evidence for separation of these taxa. A taxonomy of ''Euthamia'' as a genus was presented, providing a detailed description of distinguishing external morphological characters, such as fibrous-roots, sessile leaves, and mostly corymbiform inflorescences.


Evolutionary relationships within ''Solidago''

Chromosome counts and advances in molecular systematics have enabled greater understanding of evolutionary relationships within ''Solidago''. At the time a taxonomy of ''Solidago'' was published, related taxa causing contention, such as ''Chrysoma'', ''Euthamia'', ''Oligoneuron'', and ''Petradoria'', were excluded from this genus. The number of ''Solidago'' species has remained relatively stable, around 120, with approximately 80 in North America. Due to monophyletic support for the New World taxa and taxonomic difficulties with Old World taxa, the taxonomy provided in the 1990s only includes North American taxa and thus treats ''Solidago'' as non-monophyletic. Existing molecular-based phylogenies provide monophyletic support for ''Solidago'' given its inclusion of ''Oligoneuron''. Chromosome counts have proven to be a valuable character in ''Solidago'' taxonomy and in elucidating the cytogeographic history of the genus. Similar chromosome counts may indicate close evolutionary relationships, while different chromosome numbers may suggest distant relationships through reproductive isolation. Chromosome counts have been studied extensively in North America; all ''Solidago'' species have a base chromosome number of x=9, but the following ploidy levels have been observed: 2x, 3x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, and 14x. Though negligible differences in karyotype among ''Solidago'' and related genera were found, ''Solidago'' taxa with multiple cytotypes are more common than those with one. Although chromosome count is a useful metric for differentiating among ''Solidago'' taxa, it may be problematic due to the frequent variation in ploidy levels. Cytogeographic patterns in the ''Solidago gigantea'' complex, with tetraploids occurring in eastern North America and hexaploids in Oregon and Washington, were observed. Cytogeographic patterns are also observed in the ''
Solidago canadensis ''Solidago canadensis'', known as Canada goldenrod or Canadian goldenrod, is an herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae. It is native to northeastern and north-central North America and often forms colonies of upright growing plants, ...
'' complex: hexaploids within ''S. canadensis'' have been observed east of the Great Plains and are treated as ''
Solidago altissima ''Solidago altissima'', the tall goldenrod or late goldenrod, is a North American species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae which is widespread across much of Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. It is common in much of its range ...
'', and diploids and tetraploids occurring in the Great Plains are treated as ''Solidago gilvocanescens''. The taxonomic status of ''Solidago ptarmicoides'' created an extensive debate due to frequency hybridization of ''S. ptarmicoides'' with members of the ''Ptarmicoidei'' section of ''Solidago''. It was asserted that ''S. ptarmicoides'' should be united with ''Solidago'' rather than the genus ''Aster'' due to external morphological features such as similar pappus length as well as the same chromosome base (x=9). Information about chromosome number is still a crucial part of current understanding and phylogenies of ''Solidago''.


Use and cultivation

Young goldenrod leaves are edible. Traditionally, Native Americans use the seeds of some species for food. Herbal teas are sometimes made with goldenrod. Goldenrod often is inaccurately said to cause
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in humans. The pollen causing this allergic reaction is produced mainly by ragweed (''Ambrosia'' sp.), blooming at the same time as the goldenrod and pollinated by wind. Goldenrod
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is too heavy and sticky to be blown far from the flowers, and is pollinated mainly by insects. Frequent handling of goldenrod and other flowers, however, can cause allergic reactions, sometimes irritating enough to force florists to change occupation. Goldenrods are attractive sources of nectar for bees, flies, wasps, and butterflies.
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from goldenrods often is dark and strong because of admixtures of other nectars. However, when honey flow is strong, a light (often water-clear), spicy-tasting monofloral honey is produced. While the bees are ripening the honey produced from goldenrods, it has a rank odour and taste; the finished honey is much milder. Goldenrods are, in some places, considered a sign of good luck or good fortune. They are considered weeds by many in North America, but they are prized as garden plants in Europe, where British gardeners adopted goldenrod as a garden subject. Goldenrod began to gain some acceptance in U.S. gardening (other than wildflower gardening) during the 1980s. They have become invasive species in many other parts of the world, including China, Japan, Europe and Africa. ''Solidago canadensis'', which was introduced as a garden plant in Central Europe, has become common in the wild, and in Germany is considered an
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that displaces native vegetation from its natural habitat. Goldenrod species are used as a food source by the larvae of many Lepidoptera species. The invading larva may induce the plant to form a bulbous tissue mass called a
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around it, upon which the larva then feeds. Various parasitoid wasps find these galls and lay eggs in the larvae, penetrating the bulb with their
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s. Woodpeckers are known to peck open the galls and eat the insects in the center.


Cultivated species

Cultivated goldenrods include '' S. bicolor'', '' S. caesia'', '' S. canadensis'', '' S. cutleri'', '' S. riddellii,'' '' S. rigida'', '' S. shortii'', and '' S. virgaurea''. A number of cultivars have been selected, including several of hybrid origin. A putative hybrid with
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, known as ×''Solidaster'' is less unruly, with pale yellow flowers, equally suitable for dried arrangements. Molecular and other evidence points to ×''Solidaster'' (at least the cultivar 'Lemore') being a hybrid of ''
Solidago ptarmicoides ''Solidago ptarmicoides'', the prairie goldenrod, white flat-top goldenrod or upland white aster, is a North American perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the central and eastern Canada (from New Brunswick to Manito ...
'' and ''
Solidago canadensis ''Solidago canadensis'', known as Canada goldenrod or Canadian goldenrod, is an herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae. It is native to northeastern and north-central North America and often forms colonies of upright growing plants, ...
'', the former now in ''Solidago'', but likely the "aster" in question. The
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'Goldenmosa' and ''S.'' × ''luteus'' 'Lemore' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's
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.


Industrial use

Inventor Thomas Edison experimented with goldenrod to produce rubber, which it contains naturally. Edison created a fertilization and cultivation process to maximize the rubber content in each plant. His experiments produced a plant that yielded as much as 12% rubber. The tires on the Model T given to him by his friend Henry Ford were made from goldenrod. Like
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, Henry Ford was deeply interested in the regenerative properties of soil and the potential of alternative crops such as peanuts and soybeans to produce plastics, paint, fuel and other products. Ford had long believed that the world would eventually need a substitute for gasoline, and supported the production of ethanol (or grain alcohol) as an alternative fuel. In 1942, he would showcase a car with a lightweight plastic body made from soybeans. Ford and Carver began corresponding via letter in 1934, and their mutual admiration deepened after
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made a visit to Michigan in 1937. As
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writes in ''Wheels for the World'', his history of Ford, the automaker donated generously to the Tuskegee Institute, helping finance Carver's experiments, and Carver in turn spent a period of time helping to oversee crops at the Ford plantation in Ways, Georgia. By the time World War II began, Ford had made repeated journeys to Tuskegee to convince
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to come to
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and help him develop a synthetic rubber to help compensate for wartime rubber shortages. Carver arrived on July 19, 1942, and set up a laboratory in an old water works building in Dearborn. He and Ford experimented with different crops, including sweet potatoes and dandelions, eventually devising a way to make the rubber substitute from goldenrod, a plant weed commercially viable. Carver died in January 1943, Ford in April 1947, but the relationship between their two institutions continued to flourish: As recently as the late 1990s, Ford awarded grants of $4 million over two years to the George Washington Carver School at Tuskegee. Extensive process development was conducted during World War II to commercialize goldenrod as a source of rubber. The rubber is only contained in the leaves, not the stems or blooms. Typical rubber content of the leaves is 7%. The resulting rubber is of low molecular weight, resulting in an excessively tacky compound with poor tensile properties.


Traditional medicine

'' Solidago virgaurea'' is used in a traditional kidney tonic by practitioners of
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to counter inflammation and irritation caused by bacterial infections or kidney stones.Campion, K. (1995). ''Holistic Woman's Herbal – How to Achieve Health and Well-Being at Any Age''. Barnes & Noble, Inc. 1995. pp. 65, 96. Goldenrod is also used in some formulas for cleansing of the kidney or bladder during a healing fast, in conjunction with potassium broth and specific juices. Some Native American cultures traditionally chew the leaves to relieve sore throats, and the roots to relieve toothaches.


Medicinal exploration

In various assessments by the European Medicines Agency with respect to '' Solidago virgaurea'', non-clinical data shows diuretic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, analgesic and spasmolytic, antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer and immunomodulatory activity. However, as no single ingredient is responsible for these effects, the whole herbal preparation of ''Solidago'' inflorescences must be considered as the active ingredient.


Cultural significance

The goldenrod is the
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of the U.S. states of Kentucky (adopted 1926) and Nebraska (adopted 1895). ''Solidago altissima'', tall goldenrod, was named the state wildflower of South Carolina in 2003. The sweet goldenrod (''Solidago odora'') is the state herb of Delaware. Goldenrod was the state flower of Alabama, but it was later rejected in favor of the camellia.


Diversity


Accepted species

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/ref> *'' Solidago albopilosa'' E.L.Braun – whitehair goldenrod *'' Solidago altiplanities'' C.E.S. Taylor & R.J.Taylor – high plains goldenrod *''
Solidago altissima ''Solidago altissima'', the tall goldenrod or late goldenrod, is a North American species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae which is widespread across much of Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. It is common in much of its range ...
'' L. – Canada goldenrod, late goldenrod *'' Solidago amplexicaulis'' Torr. & A.Gray *'' Solidago arenicola'' B.R. Keener & Kral – southern racemose goldenrod *'' Solidago argentinensis'' López Laphitz, Rita María & Semple *'' Solidago arguta'' Ait. – Atlantic goldenrod, forest goldenrod, toothed goldenrod, cut-leaf goldenrod *'' Solidago aurea'' Spreng. *'' Solidago auriculata'' Shuttlw. ex Blake – eared goldenrod, clasping goldenrod *'' Solidago bartramiana'' Fernald *'' Solidago bicolor'' L. – white goldenrod, silverrod *'' Solidago brachyphylla'' Chapman – Dixie goldenrod *'' Solidago brendiae'' Semple *''
Solidago buckleyi ''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 Arkansas and Missouri, and in the uplands near ...
'' Torr. & Gray – Buckley's goldenrod *'' Solidago caesia'' L. – wreath goldenrod, axillary goldenrod, bluestem goldenrod, woodland goldenrod *'' Solidago calcicola'' (Fernald) Fernald *'' Solidago californica'' Nutt. - California goldenrod *''
Solidago canadensis ''Solidago canadensis'', known as Canada goldenrod or Canadian goldenrod, is an herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae. It is native to northeastern and north-central North America and often forms colonies of upright growing plants, ...
'' L. – Canada goldenrod, Canadian goldenrod, common goldenrod *'' Solidago chilensis'' Meyen *'' Solidago compacta'' Turcz. *'' Solidago confinis'' A.Gray *'' Solidago coreana'' (Nakai) H.S.Pak *'' Solidago curtisii'' Torr. & A.Gray – mountain decumbent goldenrod, Curtis' goldenrod *'' Solidago dahurica'' (Kitagawa) Kitagawa ex Juzepczuk *'' Solidago decurrens'' Loureiro *'' Solidago delicatula'' Small – elmleaf goldenrod, smooth elm-leaf goldenrod *''
Solidago drummondii ''Solidago drummondii'', commonly called Drummond's goldenrod, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the middle Mississippi Valley of the Central United States, primarily in Missouri and Arkansa ...
'' Torr. & A.Gray. – Drummond's goldenrod *'' Solidago durangensis'' G.L.Nesom *'' Solidago elongata'' Nutt. – West Coast Canada goldenrod, Cascade Canada goldenrod *''
Solidago erecta ''Solidago erecta'' is a species of goldenrod known by the common names showy goldenrod and slender goldenrod. It is native to the eastern United States, from Massachusetts west to Indiana, and south as far as Georgia and Mississippi. ''Sol ...
'' Nutt. – showy goldenrod, slender goldenrod *'' Solidago ericamerioides'' G.L.Nesom *'' Solidago faucibus'' Wieboldt – gorge goldenrod *'' Solidago fistulosa'' P.Mill. – pine-barren goldenrod *'' Solidago flexicaulis'' L. – zigzag goldenrod, broadleaf goldenrod *'' Solidago gattingeri'' Chapman – Gattinger's goldenrod *''
Solidago gigantea ''Solidago gigantea'' is a North American plant species in the family Asteraceae. Its common names include tall goldenrod and giant goldenrod, among others. Goldenrod is the state flower of Kentucky, and ''Solidago gigantea'' is the state flowe ...
'' Ait. – giant goldenrod, tall goldenrod, early goldenrod, smooth goldenrod *'' Solidago glabra'' Desf. *'' Solidago glomerata'' Michx. – clustered goldenrod, skunk goldenrod *'' Solidago guiradonis'' A.Gray – Guirado's goldenrod *'' Solidago gypsophila'' G.L.Nesom *'' Solidago hintoniorum'' G.L.Nesom *'' Solidago hispida'' Muhl. ex Willd. – hairy goldenrod *''
Solidago houghtonii ''Solidago houghtonii'' is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known as Houghton's goldenrod. It is native to southern Ontario, Canada and the northern United States (Michigan and New York). It is threatened ...
'' Torr. & A.Gray ex A.Gray – Houghton's goldenrod *'' Solidago humilis'' Mill. *''
Solidago inornata ''Solidago inornata'' is a rare North American plant species in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the states of Minnesota and North Dakota in the north-central United States. It was first described in 1911 from specimens collected near P ...
'' Lunell *'' Solidago juliae'' G.L.Nesom – Julia's goldenrod *'' Solidago juncea'' Ait. – early goldenrod *'' Solidago kralii'' Semple – Kral's goldenrod *'' Solidago kuhistanica'' Juz. *'' Solidago kurilensis'' Juz. *''
Solidago lancifolia ''Solidago lancifolia'', known as lance-leaf goldenrod, is a rare North American plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. ''Solidago lancifolia'' is a perennial her ...
'' Torr. & A.Gray – lance-leaf goldenrod *'' Solidago latissimifolia'' P.Mill. – Elliott's goldenrod *''
Solidago leavenworthii ''Solidago leavenworthii'', or Leavenworth's goldenrod, is North American species of herbaceous perennial plants of the family Asteraceae. It is native to southeastern United States from Florida north to Georgia and the Carolinas. ''Solidago lea ...
'' Torr. & A.Gray – Leavenworth's goldenrod *'' Solidago leiocarpa'' DC. in DC. &. A.DC. – Cutler's alpine goldenrod *'' Solidago lepida'' DC. – western Canada goldenrod *'' Solidago ludoviciana'' (Gray) Small – Louisiana goldenrod *'' Solidago macrophylla'' Pursh – largeleaf goldenrod *'' Solidago macvaughii'' G.L.Nesom *'' Solidago microglossa'' DC. *'' Solidago minutissima'' (Makino) Kitam. *'' Solidago missouriensis'' Nutt. – Missouri goldenrod, prairie goldenrod, Tolmie's goldenrod *'' Solidago mollis'' Bartl. – velvety goldenrod, soft goldenrod, woolly goldenrod *''
Solidago multiradiata ''Solidago multiradiata'' is a species of goldenrod known by the common names Rocky Mountain goldenrod, northern goldenrod, and alpine goldenrod. It is native to North America, where it can be found throughout the northern regions, including Alas ...
'' Ait. – Rocky Mountain goldenrod, alpine goldenrod, northern goldenrod, manyray goldenrod *'' Solidago nana'' Nutt. – baby goldenrod, dwarf goldenrod, gray goldenrod *'' Solidago nemoralis'' Ait. – gray goldenrod, dyersweed goldenrod, old-field goldenrod *''
Solidago nitida ''Solidago nitida'' is a North American plant species in the family Asteraceae, common name shiny goldenrod. The species is native to the south-central United States, in the southern Great Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley. It is found in the s ...
'' Torr. & A.Gray – shiny goldenrod *''
Solidago odora '' Solidago odora'', the sweet goldenrod, anisescented goldenrod or fragrant goldenrod, is a North American species of goldenrod within the family Asteraceae. The plant is native to the United States and Mexico, found in every coastal state from ...
'' Ait. – anise-scented goldenrod, sweet goldenrod, fragrant goldenrod *'' Solidago ohioensis'' Riddell – Ohio goldenrod *'' Solidago orientalis'' G.L.Nesom *''
Solidago ouachitensis ''Solidago ouachitensis'' is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Ouachita Mountain goldenrod. It has a very limited range, found only in the Ouachita Mountains along the border between Ar ...
'' C.E.S.Taylor & R.J.Taylor – Ouachita Mountains goldenrod *'' Solidago ovata'' Friesner *'' Solidago pacifica'' Juzepczuk *'' Solidago paniculata'' DC. *'' Solidago patagonica'' Phil. *'' Solidago patula'' Muhl. ex Willd. – roundleaf goldenrod, roughleaf goldenrod *''
Solidago petiolaris ''Solidago petiolaris'' is a North American species of goldenrod commonly called the downy ragged goldenrod. It is native to the United States and Mexico, in every coastal state from Texas to North Carolina, inland as far as southern Illinois ...
'' Ait. – downy ragged goldenrod *'' Solidago perornata'' Lunell *'' Solidago pilosa'' Mill. *'' Solidago pinetorum'' Small – Small's goldenrod *'' Solidago plumosa'' Small – plumed goldenrod, plumose goldenrod, Yadkin River goldenrod *'' Solidago pringlei'' Fernald *'' Solidago procera'' Aiton *''
Solidago ptarmicoides ''Solidago ptarmicoides'', the prairie goldenrod, white flat-top goldenrod or upland white aster, is a North American perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the central and eastern Canada (from New Brunswick to Manito ...
'' (Torr. & A.Gray) B.Boivin – white flat-top goldenrod, upland white aster *'' Solidago puberula'' Nutt. – downy goldenrod *'' Solidago pulchra'' Small – Carolina goldenrod *''
Solidago radula ''Solidago radula,'' the western rough goldenrod, is a North American plant species in the family Asteraceae. It is found primarily in the southern Great Plains and the Mississippi Valley of the United States (from Texas to Illinois), with isolat ...
'' Nutt. – western rough goldenrod *''
Solidago riddellii ''Solidago riddellii'', known as Riddell's goldenrod, is a North American plant species in the genus ''Solidago'' of the family Asteraceae. It grows primarily in the Great Lakes and eastern Great Plains of Canada and the United States. It is some ...
'' Frank ex Riddell – Riddell's goldenrod *'' Solidago rigida'' L. – rigid goldenrod, stiff-leaf goldenrod *''
Solidago roanensis ''Solidago roanensis'', the Roan Mountain goldenrod, is a North American species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the eastern United States, primarily the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania to Georgia, with some popul ...
'' Porter – Roan Mountain goldenrod *''
Solidago rugosa ''Solidago rugosa'', commonly called the wrinkleleaf goldenrod or rough-stemmed goldenrod, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to North America, where it is widespread across eastern and central Canada (from Ne ...
'' P.Mill. – wrinkleleaf goldenrod, rough-stemmed goldenrod *'' Solidago rupestris'' Raf. – rock goldenrod *''
Solidago satanica ''Solidago satanica,'' the devil's goldenrod, is a rare North American plant species in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the state of North Dakota in the north-central United States. It was first described in 1911 from specimens collected n ...
'' Lunell *''
Solidago sciaphila ''Solidago sciaphilia'' is known as shadowy goldenrod or cliff goldenrod. The species is endemic to bluffs along the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota, and the driftless area of southwestern Wisconsin, northern Iowa and Illinois. Througho ...
'' Steele – shadowy goldenrod *''
Solidago sempervirens ''Solidago sempervirens'', the seaside goldenrod or salt-marsh goldenrod, is a plant species in the genus ''Solidago'' of the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern North America and parts of the Caribbean. It is an introduced species in the ...
'' L. – seaside goldenrod, salt-marsh goldenrod *''
Solidago serotina ''Solidago'', commonly called goldenrods, is a genus of about 100 to 120''Solidago''.
F ...
'' Retz. *''
Solidago shortii ''Solidago shortii'', commonly known as Short's goldenrod, is a species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae. The only known populations of Short's goldenrod occur around the Blue Licks Battlefield State Park area of Kentucky and Harrison-Craw ...
'' Torr. & A.Gray – Short's goldenrod *''
Solidago simplex ''Solidago simplex'', the Mt. Albert goldenrod or sticky goldenrod, is a North American plant species in the genus ''Solidago'' of the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of Canada, parts of the United States, and northeastern Mexico ...
'' Kunth : Mt. Albert goldenrod, sticky goldenrod *'' Solidago spathulata'' DC. – coast goldenrod *''
Solidago speciosa ''Solidago speciosa'', the showy goldenrod, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It grows in the province of Ontario in central Canada, as well as in the eastern and central United States (from the Atlantic c ...
'' Nutt. – showy goldenrod, noble goldenrod *'' Solidago spectabilis'' (D.C.Eat.) A.Gray – Nevada goldenrod, basin goldenrod *'' Solidago sphacelata'' Raf. – autumn goldenrod, false goldenrod *''
Solidago spithamaea ''Solidago spithamaea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Blue Ridge goldenrod. It is native to a very small region around the border between North Carolina and Tennessee in the United States. It ...
'' M.A.Curtis – Blue Ridge goldenrod, skunk goldenrod *'' Solidago spiraeifolia'' Fisch. ex Herder *'' Solidago squarrosa'' Nutt. – stout goldenrod *'' Solidago stricta'' Ait. – wand goldenrod, willow-leaf goldenrod *''
Solidago tarda ''Solidago tarda'', commonly known as Atlantic goldenrod, is a rare North American species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae. It is found along the Atlantic coastal plain from New Jersey and Alabama, though nowhere very common. Description ...
'' Mack. – Atlantic goldenrod *'' Solidago tortifolia'' Ell. – twistleaf goldenrod *''
Solidago uliginosa ''Solidago uliginosa'', or bog goldenrod, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is found in eastern Canada (from Nunavut to Newfoundland and Manitoba) and the eastern United States (Great Lakes, Northeastern ...
'' Nutt. – bog goldenrod, fall goldenrod *'' Solidago ulmifolia'' Muhl. ex Willd. – elmleaf goldenrod *'' Solidago velutina'' DC. – threenerve goldenrod, velvety goldenrod *'' Solidago verna'' M.A.Curtis – springflowering goldenrod *''
Solidago villosicarpa ''Solidago villosicarpa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names hairy-seed goldenrod, coastal goldenrod, glandular wand goldenrod, and shaggy-fruit goldenrod. It is endemic to North Carolina in the Uni ...
'' LeBlond – glandular wand goldenrod, hairy-seed goldenrod *'' Solidago virgaurea'' L. – European goldenrod *'' Solidago vossii'' J.S.Pringle & Laureto – Voss's goldenrod *'' Solidago wrightii'' A.Gray – Wright's goldenrod *'' Solidago yokusaiana'' Makino


Natural hybrids

*''Solidago'' × ''asperula'' Desf. (''S. rugosa'' × ''S. sempervirens'') *''Solidago'' × ''beaudryi'' Boivin (''S. rugosa'' × ''S. uliginosa'') *''Solidago'' × ''calcicola'' (Fernald) Fernald – limestone goldenrod *''Solidago'' × ''erskinei'' Boivin (''S. canadensis'' × ''S. sempervirens'') *''Solidago'' × ''niederederi'' Khek (''S. canadensis'' × ''S. virgaurea'') *''Solidago'' × ''ovata'' Friesner (''S. sphacelata'' × ''S. ulmifolia'') *''Solidago'' × ''ulmicaesia'' Friesner (''S. caesia'' × ''S. ulmifolia'')


Formerly included

Numerous species formerly considered members of ''Solidago'' are now regarded as better suited to other genera, including ''
Brintonia ''Brintonia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, containing the single species ''Brintonia discoidea'', named for Jeremiah Bernard Brinton. It is known commonly as the rayless mock goldenrod.
,
Duhaldea ''Duhaldea'' is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the daisy family The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly refe ...
, Euthamia, Gundlachia, Inula, Jacobaea, Leptostelma, Olearia,
Psiadia ''Psiadia'', commonly known as daisy trees, is a genus of mostly woody Asian and African plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. The genus is distributed throughout the Western Indian Ocean, with species reported from continen ...
, Senecio,
Sphagneticola ''Sphagneticola'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly ...
,
Symphyotrichum ''Symphyotrichum'' () is a genus of over 100 species and naturally occurring hybrids of herbaceous annual and perennial plants in the composite family Asteraceae, most which were formerly treated within the genus ''Aster''. The majority are end ...
,
Trixis ''Trixis'' is a genus of shrubs in the family Asteraceae, native to North and South America including the West Indies. Members of the genus are commonly known as threefolds due to the outer lip of the corolla. The generic name is derived from ...
,'' and ''
Xylothamia ''Xylothamia'', the desert goldenrods, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Until 2003, it was held to contain nine species of shrubs native to deserts of Mexico and the southwestern United States. However, it seems to contain ...
''.


References


External links

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Goldenrod identification.
Andy's Northern Ontario Wildflowers.
Goldenrods Group.
Ontario Wildflowers.

Astereae Lab. University of Waterloo (Canada). {{Taxonbar, from=Q212939 Asteraceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Plant dyes