Solidago tortifolia

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Solidago tortifolia
1913 illustration[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species:
S. tortifolia
Binomial name
Solidago tortifolia
Synonyms[3]
  • Aster purschianus Kuntze

Solidago tortifolia, commonly known as twistleaf goldenrod,[4] is a North American species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae. It is found in the eastern and southern United States, primarily along the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plain from Maryland to Texas.[5]

Solidago tortifolia is a perennial herb up to 130 cm (52 inches or 4 1/3 feet) tall, with a woody underground caudex or rhizomes. One plant can produce as many as 300 small yellow flower heads in a large, branching array at the top of the plant.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 390.
  2. ^ Elliott, Stephen (1824). A Sketch of the Botany of South-Carolina and Georgia in Two Volumes. Vol. 2. Charleston: J. R. Schenck. pp. 377–378.
  3. ^ The Plant List, Solidago tortifolia Elliott
  4. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago tortifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. ^ Flora of North America, Solidago tortifolia Elliott, 1823. Twist-leaf goldenrod