Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

Solidago speciosa
Showy goldenrod
Taxonomy

Synonyms: Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula, Solidago rigidiuscula, Solidago speciosa ssp. speciosa

Subspecific taxa:

Classification:

Other taxonomic & nomenclature sources: USDA Plants;  ITIS;  The Plant List;  IPNI

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Species Distribution
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County Map Legend
Absent:
Not known from county
Medium confidence:
Medium or unknown confidence;
often old records or unverifiable observations
Medium-high confidence:
Often observations by expert botanists
High confidence:
Often vouchered herbarium records
Planted / introduced:
Native species introduced outside historic range,
or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations)
Historic / extirpated:
Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated
(Note that this category is not yet functional)

North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON

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Species Status

Status/Listing: No Information

Notes:

Origin: Native

Species Description

General: Dicot-herb, perennial

Roots: adventitious, fibrous

Shoots: alternate leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; entire leaf margin; Pinnate leaf venation; awl-shaped, linear, oblong, ovate leaf shape

Inflorescence: head

Flowers: perfect, unisexual, monoecious; complete, regular, irregular; yellow; epigynous ovary position

Fruit: achene

Physiology: autotrophic

Reproduction: sexual

Ecology & Natural History

Habitat: Found in sandy black oak woods, and rocky or open woods.

ILPIN Notes: Form-seeds. Disk florets perfect and fertile, ray florets pistillate and fertile. Stout, woody caudex present. A desirable addition to sunny wildflower bed. A nice ornamental. Provides generous pollen yields. 5, 6. Handsome when in flower, long spires of yellow flowers and pale green foliage. Food for terrestrial furbearers and aquatic furbearers. Pammel, L.H. 1911. A Manual of Poisonous Plants.

Functional Relationships:

  • Pollinators: insect
  • Dispersal:
  • Mycorrhizae:
  • N2 fixation:

Human Relationships:

  • Edibility [?] :
  • Showy Flowers: high

Wildlife and Livestock Information:

  • Food Value: deer: yes; upland game birds: yes; small non-game bird: yes; small mammals: yes; aquatic species: yes
  • Cover Value:

Coefficient of Conservatism (C-value) [?] :

  • Entire State: 7
  • Chicago Area: 7

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