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Photographer: Hugh H. Iltis
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Family Asteraceae
Solidago speciosa Nutt.
showy goldenrod
Solidago: from Latin solido, meaning "to make whole or heal" and a reference to the supposed, medicinal qualities of these plants
speciosa: showy
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-60" tall forb forming multi-stemmed clumps; stems usually very leafy, smooth, and reddish |
| Flower: | head with 6-8 yellow rays, bracts (phyllaries) slightly sticky and yellowish; inflorescence a 10" coarsely hairy, dense, branched conical cluster of heads; blooms Aug.-Oct. |
| Fruit: | smooth, dry seed on fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | firm, thick, mostly entire, and not hairy |
| Habitat: | full sun; dry to moderate moisture; prairies, woods, inland sands; in sandy, loamy soil |
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