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Leavenworth's goldenrod

Solidago leavenworthii

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Carolina.January 7, February 8, March 7, April 10, May 8, June 5, July 4, August 4, September 5, October 6, November 5, December 6.
United States436
South Carolina76
Georgia50
Canada12
North Carolina12
Alabama7
Nova Scotia4
New Brunswick4
Quebec4
Mississippi1

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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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Leavenworth's goldenrod with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.