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Solidago altissima L.
Canada goldenrod

       
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Photo of Solidago altissima L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Solidago altissima L.

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Synonyms:
Solidago altissima L.

  SOALA Solidago altissima L. var. altissima   late goldenrod
  SOALP Solidago altissima L. var. pluricephala M.C. Johnst.  
  SOALP2 Solidago altissima L. var. procera (Aiton) Fernald  
  SOCAS5 Solidago canadensis L. var. scabra Torr. & A. Gray   Canada goldenrod
  SOHI7 Solidago hirsutissima Mill.  
  SOLU7 Solidago lunellii Rydb.  
 

Distribution:
Solidago altissima L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, NB, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Solidago altissima L.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 75 species in Solidago
 

Classification:
Solidago altissima L.

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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 altissima L. – Canada goldenrod
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Solidago altissima L.

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.

Maine:
tall goldenrod              Possibly Extirpated
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Solidago altissima L.

Canada goldenrod

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Solidago altissima L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Solidago altissima L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FACU+ FACU- FACU+ FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU+ FACU NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Solidago altissima L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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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