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US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Profile for Solidago speciosa (showy goldenrod) | USDA PLANTS You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly Name Search PLANTS Profile State Search Solidago speciosa Nutt. Advanced Search Search Help showy goldenrod Click on the image below to enlarge it and 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 Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status 30,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images Complete PLANTS Checklist ©Thomas G. Barnes. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SOSP2 (1 of 5)2/8/2008 3:35:26 PM PLANTS Profile for Solidago speciosa (showy goldenrod) | USDA PLANTS State PLANTS Checklist Images: Advanced Search Download Solidago speciosa Nutt. Symbols for Unknown Plants Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Solidago thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec Distribution: Solidago speciosa Nutt. PLANTS Links http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SOSP2 (2 of 5)2/8/2008 3:35:26 PM PLANTS Profile for Solidago speciosa (showy goldenrod) | USDA PLANTS 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 http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SOSP2 (3 of 5)2/8/2008 3:35:26 PM PLANTS Profile for Solidago speciosa (showy goldenrod) | USDA PLANTS Related Taxa: Solidago speciosa Nutt. 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 Native Introduced 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. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report. 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. Time Generated: 02/08/2008 04:29 PM MST PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SOSP2 (5 of 5)2/8/2008 3:35:26 PM.
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