Solidago roanensis

Solidago roanensis
1913 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species: S. roanensis
Binomial name
Solidago roanensis
Porter
Synonyms[2]

Solidago roanensis, the Roan Mountain goldenrod,[3] is a North American species of goldenrod in the sunflower family. It is native to the eastern United States, primarily the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania to Georgia, with some populations in the lowlands of South Carolina.[4]

Solidago roanensis is perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall with a branching underground caudex. One plant can produce as many as 250 small yellow flower heads in a long, narrow array.[5]

The species is named for Roan Mountain, which straddles the state line between Tennessee and North Carolina. This is where the type specimen was collected.[6]

References

  1. ↑ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 389., as Solidago sciaphila, syn of Solidago roanensis
  2. ↑ The Plant List, Solidago roanensis Porter
  3. ↑ "Solidago roanensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ↑ Flora of North America, Solidago roanensis Porter, 1892. Roan Mountain goldenrod
  6. ↑ Porter, Thomas Conrad. 1892. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 19(4): 130
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