Solidago lancifolia

Solidago lancifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Solidago
Species:	S. lancifolia
Binomial name
	Solidago lancifolia; (Torr. & A.Gray) Chapm. 1860
Synonyms
	Aster lancifolius (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze 1891; Solidago ambigua var. lancifolia Torr. & A.Gray 1842;

Solidago lancifolia, known as lance-leaf goldenrod,^[2] is a rare North American plant in the sunflower family. It is found only in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.^[3]

Solidago lancifolia is a perennial herb sometimes as much as 160 cm (64 inches or 5 1/3 feet) tall. One plant can produce as many as 400 small yellow flower headss, borne in a large showy array at the top of the plant and also smaller groups on side branches. Each head contains 5-8 ray florets surrounding 5-12 disc florets.^[4]

References

^ The Plant List, Solidago lancifolia (Torr. & A.Gray) Chapm.
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago lancifolia". 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
^ Flora of North America, Solidago lancifolia (Torrey & A. Gray) Chapman, 1860. Lance-leaf goldenrod

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[1] The Plant List, Solidago lancifolia (Torr. & A.Gray) Chapm.

[2] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago lancifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

[3] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[4] Flora of North America, Solidago lancifolia (Torrey & A. Gray) Chapman, 1860. Lance-leaf goldenrod

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