Solidago brachyphylla is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Dixie goldenrod.[2] It is native to the southeastern United States, from southern Mississippi to the Carolinas.[3][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. brachyphylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Solidago brachyphylla | |
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Solidago brachyphylla is a perennial herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall, with a thick underground rhizome. One plant can produce as many as 200 small yellow flower heads in a branched array at the top of the plant.[4]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Solidago brachyphylla Chapm. ex Torr. & A.Gray
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago brachyphylla". 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 brachyphylla Chapman ex Torrey & A. Gray, 1842. Dixie goldenrod
External links
edit- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Alabama in 1897, isotype of Solidago brachyphylla
- Alabama Plant Atlas
- Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
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