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Solidago canadensis L.
Canada goldenrod

       
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Photo of Solidago canadensis L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Solidago canadensis L.

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Distribution:
Solidago canadensis L.

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USA (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Solidago canadensis L.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 75 species in Solidago or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Solidago canadensis L. var. canadensis. .
Solidago canadensis var. canadensis
Canada goldenrod
Distribution of Solidago canadensis L. var. gilvocanescens Rydb.. . Image Available.
Solidago canadensis var. gilvocanescens
shorthair goldenrod
Distribution of Solidago canadensis L. var. hargeri Fernald. .
Solidago canadensis var. hargeri
Harger's goldenrod
Distribution of Solidago canadensis L. var. lepida (DC.) Cronquist. .
Solidago canadensis var. lepida
Canada goldenrod
Distribution of Solidago canadensis L. var. salebrosa (Piper) M.E. Jones. . Image Available.
Solidago canadensis var. salebrosa
rough Canada goldenrod
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Solidago canadensis 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 canadensis L. – Canada goldenrod
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Solidago canadensis L.

Canada goldenrod
common 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.

N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Solidago canadensis 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 FACU NO NO

Solidago elongata [=SOCAS]:

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,FAC- FACU FACU FACU NI NO NI NO FACU FAC- FACU* FACU NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Solidago canadensis L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Minor   Minor       Minor  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Solidago canadensis L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36224.

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 4 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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