Solidago speciosa

Solidago speciosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Solidagininae
Genus: Solidago
Species: Solidago speciosa

Name

Solidago speciosa Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 160 (1818).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Leioligo speciosa (Nutt.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 42 (1837).
  • Aster speciosus (Nutt.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 318 (1891).
  • Solidago speciosa var. typica Rosend. & Cronquist, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 33: 248 (1945), nom. inval.
• Heterotypic
  • Solidago conferta Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.° 27 (1768).
  • Solidago erecta Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2: 385 (1823), nom. illeg.
  • Solidago harperi Mack. ex Small, Man. S.E. Fl.: 1352 (1933).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Minnesota, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nuttall, T. 1818. The genera of North American plants, and a catalogue of the species, to the year 1817. Volume 2. 245 + 10 pp., D. Heartt, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Solidago speciosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Mar 2. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Solidago speciosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Mar 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Solidago speciosa. Published online. Accessed: 2 Mar 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Solidago speciosa. Accessed: 2 Mar 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Solidago speciosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: showy goldenrod

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