''Solidago arenicola '' is a rare species of flowering plant 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 referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
known by the common name Locust Fork goldenrod (after the type locality which is alongside the
Locust Fork River in
Blount County, Alabama). It has been found only in the states of
Tennessee
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and
Alabama
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in the United States. It is endemic to riverside scour areas on the
Cumberland Plateau, where it is often locally abundant.
''Solidago arenicola'' is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, with a woody underground rhizome. Leaves are up to 15 cm (8 inches) long, mostly on the lower part of the stem. One plant can produce up to 50 yellow flower heads on the upper branches.
Keener, Brian R. & Kral, Robert. 2003. Sida 20(4): 1589–1593
includes full page on line drawings on page 1590
References
External links
Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Alabama in 2002. isotype of ''Solidago arenicola''
arenicola
Flora of Tennessee
Plants described in 2003
Flora of Alabama
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