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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Asteraceae
Solidago ulmifolia Muhl. ex Willd. var. ulmifolia
elm-leaved goldenrod
Solidago: from Latin solido, meaning "to make whole or heal" and a reference to the supposed, medicinal qualities of these plants
ulmifolia: elm-like leaves
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-5' tall forb mostly smooth below the inflorescence; stems leafy, usually one or two from each root |
| Flower: | heads with 3-5 yellow rays; inflorescence open, spreading, often taller than wide with the heads mostly along one side of the few, often backward-curving, long, widely-spaced branches; blooms July-Oct. |
| Fruit: | dry seed with short hairs on fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | coarsely toothed, thin, elliptical, base not tapering to the stalk; larger lower leaves falling early, the smaller upper leaves persist |
| Habitat: | dry; woods |
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