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Revision as of 23:29, 21 April 2020
- Scientific Name: Solidago simplex
- Family: Asteraceae
- Common Name: sticky goldenrod, Mt. Albert goldenrod
- Synonyms and misapplications: S. bellidifolia, S. spathulata, S. glutinosa
- Codon: SOLSIM
Contents
Taxonomy
Solidago simplex | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta |
Phylum: | Spermatophyta |
Subphylum: | Magnoliophyta |
Class: | Magnoliopsida |
Subclass: | Asteranae |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | 'Solidago' L |
Species: | Solidago simplex Kuth |
Description
Glabrous perennial herb. Inflorescences spiciform to subracemiform, heads often with long peduncles, phyllaries imbricate, ray flowers often 8, disk flowers often 13. Basal leaves narrowly spatulate to nearly orbiculate, cauline leaves reduced upwards and not very many. [1][2]
Compared to Solidago missourensis and S. canadensis,the leaves are almost entirely basal and wider, and plant is generally shorter.
Bloom Period
June- September
Distribution
Cascades from northern Washington to Central Oregon, Puget Trough, Rocky Mountains south to Arizona, and New Mexico, Great Lakes.[1]
Habitat
Grasslands, prairies, open forest, shorelines, lowland to alpine.
Uses
First Nations
Reference to Nlaka'pamux people using the decoction of S. simplex as a tonic to restore appetite, and a poultice of the powdered leaves as a compress for mumps.[3]
Ecology and Wildlife
Solidago species provide important nectar and pollen sources for bees in late summer.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, B. et al. (2018). Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual. Seattle: University of Washington Press.
- ↑ WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Solidago%20simplex
- ↑ Native American Ethnobotany Database. Retrieved from http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=solidago+simplex