Asteraceae
Solidago

Solidago altissima L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 878 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canada to Mexico. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Introduced into:

Arizona, California, China Southeast, Germany, Japan, Korea, New South Wales, Taiwan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Utah, Washington

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006). Asteraceae. Flora of Australia 20: 1-666. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden. [Cited as Solidago canadensis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006). Asteraceae. Flora of Australia 20: 1-666. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 12, 2014 Lindheimer, F.J. [s.n.] United States K000890950 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 12, 2014 Lindheimer, F.J. [s.n.] United States K000890949 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 12, 2014 Lindheimer, F.J. [963] United States K000890953 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 12, 2014 Lindheimer, F.J. [964] United States K000890948 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 12, 2014 s.coll. [s.n.] K000890951 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pedley, L. [4275] Australia K002306139 Yes
Moldenke, H.N. [1380] United States K002310715 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8819] United States K002310710 Yes
Marie-Victorin, F. [28427] Canada K002310717 Yes
Ravenel [s.n.] United States K002310709 Yes
s.coll. [1299] United States K002310712 Yes
Everist, S.L. [s.n.] Australia K002306140 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [11680] Philippines K002306134 Yes
Moldenke, H.N. [1379] United States K002310714 Yes
Nesom, G.; Wells, C.; Wells, C. [7848] United States K002310711 Yes
Gleason, H.A.; Gleason Jr., H.A. [s.n.] United States K002310713 Yes
Bell, C.R. [10430] United States K002310716 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [5104] Mexico K002310930 No
Malte, M.O. [s.n.] Canada K002310708 Yes
Murata, G. [19906] Japan K002306030 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images