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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Asteraceae
Solidago canadensis L.
Canadian goldenrod, common goldenrod
Solidago: from Latin solido, meaning "to make whole or heal" and a reference to the supposed, medicinal qualities of these plants
canadensis: of or referring to Canada
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-7' tall forb forming large, dense patches; leafy stems with fine hairs especially toward the top but otherwise smooth |
| Flower: | heads with 10-17 tiny, yellow rays; pointed, thin, yellowish bracts (phyllaries); inflorescence a 10" open, spreading cluster with the heads mostly along one side of the often backward-curving, long branches; blooms July-Oct. |
| Fruit: | dry seed with short hairs on fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | narrow, pointed at both ends, stalkless, 3-veined, mostly all the same size, sharply toothed |
| Habitat: | full to partial sun; moist to dry; roadsides, fields, woods, prairies |
| Notes: | similar to S. gigantea but stems with real hairs and the bracts yellowish |
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