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| + | The '''goldenrods''' are genus of [[flowering plants]] in the Family [[Asteraceae]]. |
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| + | About 100<ref name="fna">{{cite web | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=130659 | title = Solidago | work = Flora of North America}}</ref> [[perennial]] species make up the [[genus]] ''Solidago'', most being found in the meadows and pastures, along roads, ditches and waste areas in [[North America]]. There are a handful of species from each of Mexico, South America, and Eurasia.<ref name="fna"/> Some American species have also been introduced into [[Europe]] some 250 years ago. |
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| + | Many species are difficult to distinguish. Probably due to their bright, golden yellow flower heads blooming in late summer, the goldenrod is often unfairly blamed for causing [[hay fever]] in humans. The pollen causing these allergy problems is mainly produced by [[Ragweed]] (''Ambrosia sp.''), blooming at the same time as the goldenrod, but is wind-pollinated. Goldenrod [[pollen]] is too heavy and sticky to be blown far from the flowers, and is thus mainly pollinated by insects.{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} Frequent handling of goldenrod and other flowers, however, can cause allergic reactions.<ref>Occupational allergy caused by flowers, journal = Allergy, volume = 53, issue = 2, pages = 204–9, issn = 0105-4538</ref> |
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| + | Goldenrods are easily recognized by their golden inflorescence with hundreds of small capitula, but some are spike-like and other have auxiliary [[raceme]]s. |
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| + | They have slender [[Plant stem|stems]], usually hairless but ''S. canadensis'' shows hairs on the upper stem. They can grow to a length between 60 cm and 1.5 m. |
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| + | Their alternate leaves are linear to lanceolate. Their margins are usually finely to sharply serrated. |
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| + | Propagation is by wind-disseminated [[seed]] or by underground [[rhizome]]s. They form patches that are actually vegetative [[vegetative reproduction|clone]]s of a single plant. |
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| + | British gardeners adopted goldenrod long before Americans. Goldenrod only began to gain some acceptance in American gardening (other than wildflower gardening) during the 1980s. A putative hybrid with [[Aster (genus)|aster]], known as ''x Solidaster'' is less unruly, with pale yellow flowers, equally suitable for dried arrangements. Molecular and other evidence points to Solidaster (at least [[cultivar]] Lemore) being a hybrid of ''[[Solidago ptarmicoides]]'' and ''[[Solidago canadensis]]'' (the former is now placed in ''Solidago'', but is the "aster" of the name, as it has had a checkered taxonomic past).<ref>[http://web.utk.edu/~rsmall/Solidaster.pdf Molecular analysis of Solidaster cv. Lemore, a hybrid goldenrod (Asteraceae)]</ref> |
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| + | ''Solidago canadensis'' was introduced as a garden plant in Central Europe, and is now common in the wild. In [[Germany]], it is considered an [[invasive species]] that displaces native vegetation from its natural habitat. |
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| + | Goldenrod is a [[companion plant]], playing host to some beneficial insects, and repelling some pests.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} |
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| Solidago (according to Gray, from "solidus and ago, to make solid or draw together, in allusion to reputed vulnerary properties"). Compositae. Golden-Rod. Perennial herbs very useful for borders and for colonizing, but little known in the trade. | | Solidago (according to Gray, from "solidus and ago, to make solid or draw together, in allusion to reputed vulnerary properties"). Compositae. Golden-Rod. Perennial herbs very useful for borders and for colonizing, but little known in the trade. |
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| ==Species== | | ==Species== |
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| + | [[File:Solidago albopilosa.jpg|thumb|''[[Solidago albopilosa]]'']] |
| + | [[Image:Goldenrods in Fountain County, Indiana.png|thumb|right|Goldenrods in rural [[Fountain County, Indiana]].]] |
| + | * ''[[Solidago albopilosa]]'' E.L. Braun : Whitehair Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago altiplanities]]'' C.& J. Taylor : High Plains Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago arguta]]'' Ait. : Atlantic Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''[[Solidago arguta]]''. var. ''arguta'' : Atlantic Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''[[Solidago arguta]]'' var. ''boottii'' (Hook.) Palmer & Steyermark : Boott's Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''[[Solidago arguta]]'' var. ''caroliniana'' Gray : Atlantic Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''[[Solidago arguta]]'' var. ''harrisii'' (Steele) Cronq. : Harris' Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''[[Solidago arguta]]'' var. ''neurolepis'' (Fern.) Steyermark : Atlantic Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago auriculata]]'' Shuttlw. ex Blake : Eared Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago bicolor]]'' L. : White Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago brachyphylla]]'' Chapman : Dixie Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago buckleyi]]'' Torr. & Gray : Buckley's Goldenrod (VU) |
| + | * ''[[Solidago caesia]]'' L. : Wreath Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''[[Solidago caesia]]'' var. ''caesia'' : Wreath Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''[[Solidago caesia]]'' var. ''curtisii'' (Torr. & Gray) Wood : Mountain Decumbent Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago calcicola]]'' Fern. : Limestone Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago californica]]'' Nutt. : California Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago canadensis]]'' L. : Canada Goldenrod, Canadian Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''[[Solidago canadensis]]'' var. ''canadensis'' : Canada Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''[[Solidago canadensis]]'' var. ''gilvocanescens'' Rydb. : Shorthair Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''[[Solidago canadensis]]'' var. ''hargeri'' Fern. : Harger's Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''[[Solidago canadensis]]'' var. ''lepida'' (DC.) Cronq. : Canada Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''[[Solidago canadensis]]'' var. ''salebrosa'' (Piper) M.E. Jones : Salebrosa Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago canadensis'' var. ''scabra'' (''[[Solidago altissima]]'') Torr. & Gray : Canada Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago confinis]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Solidago cutleri]]'' Fern. : Cutler's alpine Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago deamii]]'' Fern. : Deam's Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago discoidea]]'' Ell. : Rayless Mock Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago fistulosa]]'' P. Mill. : Pinebarren Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago flaccidifolia]]'' Small : Mountain Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago flexicaulis]]'' L. : Zigzag Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago gattingeri]]'' Chapman : Gattinger's Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago gigantea]]'' Ait. : Giant Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago glomerata]]'' Michx. : Clustered Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago gracillima'' Torr. & Gray : Virginia Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago guiradonis'' Gray : Guirado Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago hispida'' Muhl. ex Willd. : Hairy Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago hispida'' var. ''arnoglossa'' Fern. : Hairy Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago hispida'' var. ''hispida'' : Hairy Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago hispida'' var. ''lanata'' (Hook.) Fern. : Hairy Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago hispida'' var. ''tonsa'' Fern. : Hairy Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago juliae'' Nesom : Julia's Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago juncea'' Ait. : Early Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago latissimifolia'' P. Mill. : Elliott's Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago leavenworthii'' Torr. & Gray : Leavenworth's Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago ludoviciana'' (Gray) Small : Louisiana Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago macrophylla'' Pursh : Largeleaf Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago missouriensis'' Nutt. : Missouri Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago missouriensis'' var. ''fasciculata'' Holz. : Missouri Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago missouriensis'' var. ''missouriensis'' : Missouri Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago missouriensis'' var. ''tenuissima'' (Woot. & Standl.) C.& J. Taylor : Missouri Goldenrod |
| + | [[Image:GoldenRodGallFly.jpg|thumb|Goldenrod [[achene]] and [[gall]]s]] |
| + | ** ''Solidago missouriensis'' Nutt. var. ''tolmieana'' (Gray) Cronq. : Tolmies' Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago mollis'' Bartl. : Velvety Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago mollis'' var. ''angustata'' Shinners : Velvety Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago mollis'' var. ''mollis'' : Velvety Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago multiradiata'' Ait. : Rocky Mountain Goldenrod, Alpine Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago multiradiata'' var. ''arctica'' (DC.) Fern. : Arctic Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago multiradiata'' var. ''multiradiata'' : Rocky Mountain Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago multiradiata'' var. ''scopulorum'' Gray : Manyray Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago nana'' Nutt. : Baby Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago nemoralis]]'' Ait. : Gray Goldenrod, American Western Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago nemoralis'' var. ''longipetiolata'' (Mackenzie & Bush) Palmer & Steyermark : Gray Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago nemoralis'' var. ''nemoralis'' : Gray Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago odora'' Ait. : Anise-scented Goldenrod, Sweet Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago odora'' var. ''chapmanii'' (Gray) Cronq. : Chapman's Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago odora'' var. ''odora'' : Anise-scented Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago ouachitensis'' C.& J. Taylor : Ouachita Mountain Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago patula]]'' Muhl. ex Willd. : Roundleaf Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago patula'' var. ''patula'' : Roundleaf Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago patula'' var. ''strictula'' Torr. & Gray : Roundleaf Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago petiolaris'' Ait. : Downy Ragged Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago petiolaris'' var. ''angusta'' (Torr. & Gray) Gray : Downy Ragged Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago petiolaris'' var. ''petiolaris'' : Downy Ragged Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago pinetorum'' Small : Small's Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago plumosa'' Small : Plumed Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago porteri'' Small : Porter's Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago puberula'' Nutt. : Downy Goldenrod (VU) |
| + | ** ''Solidago puberula'' var. ''puberula'' : Downy Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago puberula'' var. ''pulverulenta'' (Nutt.) Chapman : Downy Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago pulchra'' Small : Carolina Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago radula'' Nutt. : Western Rough Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago radula'' var. ''laeta'' (Greene) Fern. : Western Rough Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago radula'' var. ''radula'' : Western Rough Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago radula'' var. ''stenolepis'' Fern. : Western Rough Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago roanensis'' Porter : Roan Mountain Goldenrod (Endangered) |
| + | * ''[[Solidago rugosa]]'' P. Mill. : Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod, Rough-stemmed Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago rugosa'' subsp. ''aspera'' (Ait.) Cronq. : Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago rugosa'' subsp. ''rugosa'' : Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod |
| + | *** ''Solidago rugosa'' subsp. ''rugosa'' var. ''rugosa'' : Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod |
| + | *** ''Solidago rugosa'' subsp. ''rugosa'' var. ''sphagnophila'' Graves : Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod |
| + | *** ''Solidago rugosa'' subsp. ''rugosa'' var. ''villosa'' (Pursh) Fern. : Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago rupestris'' Raf. : Eock Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago sciaphila'' Steele : Shadowy Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago sempervirens]]'' L. : Seaside Goldenrod, Beach Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago sempervirens'' var. ''mexicana'' (L.) Fern. : Seaside Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago sempervirens'' var. ''sempervirens'' : Seaside Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago shortii]]'' Torr. & Gray : Short's Goldenrod (Endangered) |
| + | * ''Solidago simplex'' Kunth : Mt. Albert Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago simplex'' subsp. ''randii'' (Porter) Ringius : Rand's Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago simplex'' subsp. ''randii'' var. ''gillmanii'' (Gray) Ringius : Rand's Goldenrod |
| + | *** ''Solidago simplex'' subsp. ''randii'' var. ''monticola'' (Porter) Ringius : Rand's Goldenrod |
| + | *** ''Solidago simplex'' subsp. ''randii'' var. ''ontarioensis'' (Ringius) Ringius : Ontario Goldenrod |
| + | *** ''Solidago simplex'' subsp. ''randii'' var. ''racemosa'' (Greene) Ringius : Rand's Goldenrod |
| + | *** ''Solidago simplex'' subsp. ''randii'' var. ''randii'' (Porter) Kartesz & Gandhi : Rand's Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago simplex'' subsp. ''simplex'' : Mt. Albert Goldenrod |
| + | *** ''Solidago simplex'' subsp. ''simplex'' var''. nana'' (Gray) Ringius : Dwarf Goldenrod |
| + | *** ''Solidago simplex'' subsp. ''simplex'' var. ''simplex'' : Mt. Albert Goldenrod |
| + | *** ''Solidago simplex'' subsp. ''simplex'' var. ''spathulata'' (DC.) Cronq. : Mt. Albert Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago simulans'' Fern. : Fall Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago speciosa]]'' Nutt. : Showy Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago speciosa'' var. ''erecta'' (Pursh) MacM. : Showy Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago speciosa'' var. ''jejunifolia'' (Steele) Cronq. : Showy Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago speciosa'' var. ''pallida'' Porter :Showy Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago speciosa'' var. ''rigidiuscula'' Torr. & Gray : Showy Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago speciosa'' var. ''speciosa'' : Showy Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago spectabilis'' (D.C. Eat.) Gray : Nevada Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago spectabilis'' var. ''confinis'' (Gray) Cronq. : Nevada Goldenrod |
| + | **'' Solidago spectabilis'' var. ''spectabilis'' : Nevada Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago spathulata'' : Mountain Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago sphacelata'' Raf. : Autumn Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago spithamaea'' M.A. Curtis : Blue Ridge Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago squarrosa'' Nutt. : Stout Goldenrod, Big Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago stricta'' Ait. : Wand Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago tortifolia'' Ell. : Twistleaf Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago tenuifolia'' : Slender Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago uliginosa'' Nutt. : Bog Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago uliginosa'' var. ''levipes'' (Fern.) Fern. : Bog Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago uliginosa'' var. ''linoides'' (Torr. & Gray) Fern. : Bog Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago uliginosa'' var. ''terrae-novae'' (Torr. & Gray) Fern. : Bog Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago uliginosa''. var. ''uliginosa'' : Bog Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago ulmifolia'' Muhl. ex Willd. : Elmleaf Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago ulmifolia'' var. ''microphylla'' Gray : Elmleaf Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago ulmifolia'' var. ''palmeri'' Cronq. : Palmer's Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago ulmifolia'' var. ''ulmifolia'' : Elmleaf Goldenrod |
| + | * ''Solidago velutina'' DC. : Threenerve Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''[[Solidago velutina subsp. californica]]'' |
| + | * ''Solidago verna'' M.A. Curtis : Springflowering Goldenrod |
| + | * ''[[Solidago virgaurea]]'' : Goldenrod, Aaron’s Rod |
| + | * ''Solidago wrightii'' Gray : Wright's Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago wrightii'' var. ''adenophora'' Blake : Wright's Goldenrod |
| + | ** ''Solidago wrightii'' var. ''wrightii'' : Wright's Goldenrod |
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| + | * [[Solidago Hybrid Cultivars]] |
| + | * ''Solidago × asperula'' Desf. (''S. rugosa'' × ''S. sempervirens'') |
| + | * ''Solidago × beaudryi'' Boivin (''S. rugosa'' × ''S. uliginosa'') |
| + | * ''Solidago × erskinei'' Boivin (''S. canadensis'' × ''S. sempervirens'') |
| + | * ''Solidago × ovata'' Friesner (''S. sphacelata'' × ''S. ulmifolia'') |
| + | * ''Solidago × ulmicaesia'' Friesner (''S. caesia'' × ''S. ulmifolia'') |
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− | *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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| <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> |
| <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> |