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slender goldenrod

Solidago erecta

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 29, February 31, March 34, April 56, May 73, June 36, July 29, August 28, September 38, October 32, November 26, December 27.
United States2,007
Virginia438
Maryland277
North Carolina260
Georgia131
Tennessee131
West Virginia123
New Jersey119
District of Columbia98
Kentucky94

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusgoldenrods · Solidago

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