''Solidago roanensis'', the Roan Mountain goldenrod, is a North American species of
goldenrod in the family
Asteraceae
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. It is native to the eastern United States, primarily the
Appalachian Mountains
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from
Pennsylvania
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to
Georgia, with some populations in the lowlands of
South Carolina
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''Solidago roanensis'' is perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall with a branching underground
caudex
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. One plant can produce as many as 250 small yellow flower heads in a long, narrow array.
The species is named for
Roan Mountain, which straddles the state line between Tennessee and North Carolina. This is where the
type specimen
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was collected.
Porter, Thomas Conrad. 1892. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 19(4): 130
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References
External links
Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, Pennsylvania Plant Species of Concern, mountain goldenrod ''(Solidago roanensis)''Southeastern FloraAll Things Plant, Roan Mountain Goldenrod ''(Solidago roanensis)'' in the Goldenrods Database
roanensis
Flora of the Eastern United States
Plants described in 1892
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