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Downy Goldenrod

Solidago puberula

5,072 observations in the source records

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28 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Maine.January 11, February 9, March 11, April 21, May 51, June 38, July 31, August 30, September 88, October 35, November 10, December 9.
United States2,963
Canada1,761
Maine784
Nova Scotia774
Quebec652
New York608
Massachusetts411
Pennsylvania289
New Jersey273
New Brunswick209

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

Sources

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