Solidago erecta is a species of goldenrod known by the common names showy goldenrod[2] and slender goldenrod.[3] It is native to the eastern United States, from Massachusetts west to Indiana, and south as far as Georgia and Mississippi.[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. erecta
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| Binomial name | |
| Solidago erecta | |
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Solidago erecta is a perennial herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall. One plant can produce as many as 350 small yellow flower heads in an elongated array.[3]
Galls
editThis species is host to the fillowing insect induced galls:
- Asphondylia monacha Osten Sacken, 1869 (summer generation)
- Asteromyia carbonifera (Osten Sacken, 1862)
- Procecidochares atra (Loew, 1862) (summer and autumn generations)
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Solidago erecta Pursh
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago erecta". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Solidago erecta Banks ex Pursh, 1813. Slender goldenrod
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
External links
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