Solidago missouriensis
From Puget Prairie Plants
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom - Plantae – Plants
- Subkingdom - Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
- Superdivision - Spermatophyta – Seed plants
- Division - Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
- Class - Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
- Subclass - Asteridae
- Order - Asterales
- Family - Asteraceae – Aster family
- Genus - Solidago L. – goldenrod
- Species - Solidago missouriensis Nutt. – Missouri goldenrod
Description
General: Glabrous perennial from a creeping rhizome, 2-9 dm. tall.
Leaves: Leaves tending to be triple-nerved, the basal ones oblanceolate, up to 30 cm. long and 3 cm. wide, the others smaller and becoming sessile upward.
Flowers: Involucre 3-5 mm. high; rays usually 8, yellow.
Bloom Period
Late June-October
Distribution
Southern British Columbia and western Washington, east to Ontario and Tennesse.
Habitat
Rather dry, open places, from the valleys and plains to fairly high elevations in the mountains.
Uses
Native Americans chewed leaves and flowers of this plant to relieve sore throats, and chewed roots to relieve toothache. [2]
Propagation
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SOMI2
- ↑ Stubbendieck, J., S.L. Hatch and L.M. Landholt. 2003. North American Wildland Plants: A Field Guide. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London.
