| Description | One of the more common Goldenrods. Quickly colonizes disturbed areas or open fields. As with all Goldenrod's, they are not the culprit that cause allergy problems. Their pollen is relatively heavy and is carried away by insects not the wind. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | very adaptable, dry to moist |
| Soil & Site | very adaptable, dry to moist, can invade degraded areas |
| Flowers | plume-like mass of 1/4" flowers, tip of the plume nods to one side |
| Leaves | alternate, sharp toothed,rough to the touch, largest leaves toward the center of the plant |
| Stems | creeping rhizomes |
| Dimensions | The individual plants reach 3-7 feet tall. Will form large colonies and spreads faster in moist soils. |
| Propagation | seeds need to be cold stratified, division |
| Misc Facts | Solidago is Latin for “to strengthen or make whole". |
| Author's Notes | This is a very aggressive wild flower. I have seen it "duke it out" with Crown Vetch and win! |
| Notes & Reference | #41-Wildflowers of Wisconsin (Stan Teikiela) , #45-Prairie Propagation Handbook ( Harold Rock) ,#56-Tall Grass Prairie Wildflowers (Doug Ladd), #157-The Sunflower Family in the Upper Midwest (Thomas Antonio, Susanne Masi) |
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