Solidago wrightii, commonly known as Wright's goldenrod,[2] is a North American species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae. It grows in northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, Coahuila) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, western Texas, and the Oklahoma Panhandle).[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. wrightii
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| Solidago wrightii A.Gray 1880
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Solidago wrightii is a perennial herb up to 110 cm (44 inches) tall, with a woody underground caudex and rhizomes. One plant can produce as many as 140 small yellow flower heads in a large, rounded array at the top of the plant.[5]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Solidago wrightii A.Gray
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago wrightii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Nesom, Guy L. 1989. Phytologia 67(2): 147
- ^ Flora of North America, Solidago wrightii A. Gray, 1881. Wright’s goldenrod
External links
edit- Photo of herbarium specimen collected in Coahuila in 1981
- Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
- Rocky Mountain Flora photos of several species including Solidago wrightii
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