Solidago macrophylla, the largeleaf goldenrod[2] or large-leaved goldenrod,[3] is North American species of herbaceous perennial plants of the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern and central Canada (from Ontario to Newfoundland & Labrador) and the north-eastern United States (New York and New England).[4][5] Some of the populations in Québec and Labrador lie north of the Arctic Circle.[6]
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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. macrophylla
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Solidago macrophylla is a perennial herb up to 105 cm (42 inches) tall, with a thick woody rhizome. Leaves can be up to 15 cm (6 inches) long. One plant can produce 110 or more small yellow flower heads, mostly on short side branches.[3]
Galls
editThis species is host to the following insect induced gall:
- Asteromyia modesta (Felt, 1907)
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Solidago macrophylla Banks ex Pursh
- ^ NRCS. "Solidago macrophylla". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Solidago macrophylla Banks ex Pursh, 1813. Large-leaved goldenrod , verge d’or à grandes feuilles
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society
- ^ Pan-Arctic Flora, Solidago macrophylla Banks ex Pursh
External links
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Media related to Solidago macrophylla at Wikimedia Commons- Flore laurentienne, Frère Marie-Victorin (1885-1944), Solidago macrophylla Pursh ― Verge d'or à grandes feuilles. ― (Large-leaved goldenrod). in French with line drawing
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