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Solidago pulchra

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Solidago pulchra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species:
S. pulchra
Binomial name
Solidago pulchra

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 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

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  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Solidago pulchra​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ Flora of North America, Solidago pulchra Small, 1933. Carolina goldenrod