Solidago fistulosa, the pine barren goldenrod,[2] is a plant species native to low-lying coastal areas of eastern North America. It grows in every state bordering on the Gulf of Mexico or on the Atlantic Ocean from Louisiana to New Jersey.[3] It is generally found in bogs, along the edges of marshes, in drainage ditches, etc.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Solidago |
| Species: | S. fistulosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Solidago fistulosa | |
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Solidago fistulosa is an herb up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall, spreading by underground rhizomes. It has winged petioles, broad leaf blades, and sometimes as many as 500 small yellow flower heads born in large branching arrays.[4]
Galls
editThis species is host to the following insect induced galls:
- Asteromyia carbonifera (Osten Sacken, 1862)
- Eurosta comma (Wiedemann, 1830)
- Eurosta floridensis Foote, 1977
- Schizomyia racemicola (Osten Sacken, 1862)
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Solidago fistulosa
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago fistulosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Solidago fistulosa, Miller, 1768. Pine-barren goldenrod
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