Solidago brachyphylla

Solidago brachyphylla is a North American species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Dixie goldenrod.[2] It is native to the southeastern United States, from southern Mississippi to the Carolinas.[3][4]

Solidago brachyphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species:
S. brachyphylla
Binomial name
Solidago brachyphylla
Synonyms[1]
  • Solidago boottii var. brachyphylla (Chapm. ex Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Solidago pallescens Mohr

Solidago brachyphylla is a perennial herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall, with a thick underground rhizome. One plant can produce as many as 200 small yellow flower heads in a branched array at the top of the plant.[4]

References
  1. The Plant List, Solidago brachyphylla Chapm. ex Torr. & A.Gray
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago brachyphylla". 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 brachyphylla Chapman ex Torrey & A. Gray, 1842. Dixie goldenrod


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