Solidago pulchra, the Carolina goldenrod,[1] is a rare North American plant species in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in the states of North Carolina and South Carolina in the southeastern United States.[2]
| Solidago pulchra | |
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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. pulchra
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| Solidago pulchra | |
Solidago pulchra is a hairless perennial herb up to 80 centimeters (30 inches) tall, with a branched woody rootstock. One plant can produce as many as 50 flowers in an elongated array. Ray flowers are yellow, 6-14 per head. Disk flowers number 12-30 per head. The species grows in moist, sandy depressions in pine woodlands.[3]
References
edit- ^ NRCS. "Solidago pulchra". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Solidago pulchra Small, 1933. Carolina goldenrod
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