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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Asteraceae
Solidago caesia L.
axillary goldenrod, blue-stemmed goldenrod, wreath goldenrod
Solidago: from Latin solido, meaning "to make whole or heal" and a reference to the supposed, medicinal qualities of these plants
caesia: blue-gray
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| Status: | Endangered |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 12"-40" tall forb; stems round, smooth, arching, bluish |
| Flower: | usually 3-4 cream to yellow rays; inflorescence from the leaf axils in small, short clusters; blooms Aug.-Oct. |
| Fruit: | hairy dry seed on fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | lance-like, sharply toothed, all mostly the same size, mostly along the stem, tapering to almost stalkless base |
| Habitat: | woods, forests; in rich soil |
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