''Solidago squarrosa'', commonly known as stout goldenrod, is a North American species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Canada ( Ontario,

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, and New Brunswick) and the eastern United States (from Maine west to Indiana and south as far as Tennessee and the

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).Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
/ref> ''Solidago squarrosa'' is a perennial herb up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall, with a branching underground

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. Leaves are egg-shaped, up to 20 cm (8 inches) long near the base of the plant, shorter farther up the stem. One plant can produce as many as 200 small yellow flower heads in a narrow, elongate array at the top of the plant.Flora of North America, ''Solidago squarrosa'' Muhlenberg, 1813. Stout goldenrod, verge d’or squarreuse
/ref> Solidago squarrosa capitulum

Galls

This species is host to the following insect induced galls: * '' Asteromyia carbonifera'' (Osten Sacken, 1862)
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References

External links

Go Botany, New England Wildflower SocietyOntario Wildflowers
in French with photos squarrosa Flora of the Eastern United States Flora of Canada Plants described in 1813 Taxa named by Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg {{Solidago-stub