Asteraceae
Solidago

Solidago speciosa Nutt.

First published in Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 160 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Central & E. U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Minnesota Flora. An illustrated guide to the vascular plants of Minnesota ed. 2: 1-776. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Minnesota Flora. An illustrated guide to the vascular plants of Minnesota ed. 2: 1-776. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schwein. [s.n.] K002306801 No
Bush, B.F. [226 A] United States K002306814 No
Bush, B.F. [10361] United States K002306813 No
Oakes [s.n.] United States K002306816 No
Gray [20] K002306800 No
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K002306805 No
Short, C.W.; M.D. [18] United States K002306817 No
Geyer, C.A. [s.n.] K002306806 No
Olney, S.T. [205] K002306818 No
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K002306804 No
Torr; Gray [20] K002306807 No
Geyer, C.A. [s.n.] United States K002306809 No
Oakes [s.n.] United States K002306811 No
Knowlton, C.H. [s.n.] United States K002306812 No
Ward, L.F. [s.n.] United States K002306821 No
Torr.; Gray [s.n.] United States K002306815 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002306797 No
Bush, B.F. [1438] K002306803 No
Torr; Gray [20] K002306798 No
Lindheimer, F.J. [968] United States K002306819 No
[ J. H. Seluette ] [16 B ] K002306802 No
Ruth Jun, T. [s.n.] United States K002306820 No
Munroe, H.F. [s.n.] K002306796 No
Oakes [s.n.] United States K002306810 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0