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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Asteraceae
Solidago bicolor L.
silver-rod, white goldenrod
Solidago: from Latin solido, meaning "to make whole or heal" and a reference to the supposed, medicinal qualities of these plants
bicolor: two-colored
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-40" tall forb with all parts densely hairy |
| Flower: | head with 7-14 cream rays; bracts (phyllaries) narrowly rounded, yellowish; inflorescence a 10" long, narrow, branched, longer than wide cluster; blooms Aug.-Oct. |
| Fruit: | smooth dry seed on fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | hairy on both sides, elliptical, upper leaves obviously smaller |
| Habitat: | dry; woods, meadows; in rocky soil |
| Notes: | similar to S. hispida but rays whitish |
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