Solidago pulchra
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Solidago pulchra, the Carolina goldenrod,[1] is a rare North American plant species in the sunflower family. It has been found only in the states of North Carolina and South Carolina in the southeastern United States.[2]
Solidago pulchra is a hairless perennial herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, with a branched woody rootstock. One plant can produce as many as 50 flower in an elongated array. Ray flowers are yellow, 6-14 per head. Disc flowers number 12-30 per head. The species grows in moist, sandy depressions in pine woodlands.[3]
References
- ^ 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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