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bluestem goldenrod

Solidago caesia

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 245, February 243, March 328, April 573, May 985, June 481, July 363, August 330, September 851, October 519, November 242, December 224.
United States22,943
Canada4,667
New York3,489
Ontario3,400
Ohio2,272
Pennsylvania2,045
Michigan1,757
Virginia1,549
Massachusetts1,369
North Carolina1,153

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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