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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Asteraceae
Solidago hispida Muhl. ex Willd. var. hispida
hairy goldenrod
Solidago: from Latin solido, meaning "to make whole or heal" and a reference to the supposed, medicinal qualities of these plants
hispida: fine-hairy
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-40" tall forb with all parts densely hairy |
| Flower: | head with 7-14 yellow rays, bracts (phyllaries) narrowly rounded, yellowish; inflorescence a 10" long, narrow, branched cluster that is longer than wide; blooms July-Oct. |
| Fruit: | smooth, dry seed on fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | hairy on both sides, elliptical, upper leaves obviously smaller |
| Habitat: | full to partial sun; dry; woods, prairies; in rocky, limy soil |
| Notes: | similar to S. bicolor but rays deep yellow |
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