''Solidago auriculata'', commonly called clasping goldenrod or eared goldenrod, is a species of

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native to the southeastern and south-central United States from

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west as far as eastern

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and southeastern Oklahoma.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
/ref> It has a patchy distribution and is mostly found in rocky forests over calcareous rocks, although it can be along streams. ''Solidago auriculata'' is a perennial plant up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall, spreading by means of underground

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. One plant produces sometimes as many as 100 small yellow

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in late summer and fall.Flora of North America, ''Solidago auriculata'' Shuttleworth ex S. F. Blake, 1931. Eared or clasping goldenrod
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References

auriculata Flora of the United States Plants described in 1842 {{Solidago-stub