''Solidago tortifolia'', commonly known as twistleaf goldenrod, is a North American species of
goldenrod in the family
Asteraceae. It is found in the eastern and southern United States, primarily along the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plain from
Maryland to
Texas.
''Solidago tortifolia'' is a perennial herb up to 130 cm (52 inches or 4 1/3 feet) tall, with a woody underground
caudex
A caudex (plural: caudices) of a plant is a stem, but the term is also used to mean a rootstock and particularly a basal stem structure from which new growth arises.pages 456 and 695
In the strict sense of the term, meaning a stem, "caudex" is m ...
or rhizomes. One plant can produce as many as 300 small yellow flower heads in a large, branching array at the top of the plant.
Flora of North America, ''Solidago tortifolia'' Elliott, 1823. Twist-leaf goldenrod
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References
tortifolia
Plants described in 1923
Flora of the United States
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