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download a high-resolution JPEG file. Symbol: SOSP2 Alternative Crops More Information: Group: Dicot ● Classification Characteristics Family: Asteraceae ● Source & Reference Classification Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Culturally Significant Native Status: L48 N Distribution Update CAN N

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Solidago speciosa Nutt. PLANTS Links

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View Native Status See US county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the state links below: AR, CO, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY

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View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 75 species in Solidago or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Solidago speciosa var. jejunifolia Solidago speciosa var. pallida Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula showy goldenrod showy goldenrod showy goldenrod

Solidago speciosa var. speciosa showy goldenrod

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http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SOSP2 (4 of 5)2/8/2008 3:35:26 PM PLANTS Profile for Solidago speciosa (showy goldenrod) | USDA PLANTS Classification: Solidago speciosa Nutt.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Asteridae Order Asterales Family Asteraceae – Aster family Genus Solidago L. – goldenrod Species Solidago speciosa Nutt. – showy goldenrod

Threatened and Endangered Information: Solidago speciosa Nutt.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland: showy goldenrod Threatened

More Accounts and Images: Solidago speciosa Nutt.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36310. View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening. View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN). View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn). View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

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