''Solidago stricta'', commonly known as wand goldenrod or willowleaf goldenrod, is a North American species of
goldenrod in the family
Asteraceae. A herbaceous perennial
dicot
The dicotyledons, also known as dicots (or, more rarely, dicotyls), are one of the two groups into which all the flowering plants (angiosperms) were formerly divided. The name refers to one of the typical characteristics of the group: namely, t ...
it grows in the southern and southeastern United States. It has been described as having a
wand like appearance and grows in sandy pine barren and wet coastal plain habitats. It blooms August to November.
This species was first described by British botanist,
William Townsend Aiton
William Townsend Aiton FRHS FLS (2 February 1766 – 9 October 1849) was an English botanist. He was born at Kew on 2 February 1766, the eldest son of William Aiton.
He brought out a second and enlarged edition of the ''Hortus Kewensis'' in 181 ...
in 1789.
Galls
This species is host to the following insect induced gall:
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Procecidochares polita
''Procecidochares polita'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Procecidochares'' of the family Tephritidae.
Distribution
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States ...
(Loew, 1862) external link to gallformers
References
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stricta
Plants described in 1789
Flora of the Northeastern United States
Flora of the Southeastern United States
Flora of the South-Central United States
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