giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea)

Solidago gigantea

Description 2

Flower: Yellow elongated clusters
Leaves: alternately arranged, no basal rosette, strongly 3-nerved, 2½ to 6½ inches long, ½ to 1¾ inches wide, lance-elliptic, broadest near middle, sharp point at tip, stalkless base, edges are serrated to coarsely toothed with long, sharp teeth, uppermost leaves may be toothless or nearly so, largest around mid-stem, not much smaller above, lower stem leaves often withered away by flowering time
Fruit/Seed: dry seed, tuft of whitish hairs
Height: 2-6 feet
Flowering: August - October
Habitat: open meadows, fields, woodland edges, roadsides, marshes, swamps, along streams and rivers

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Hermann Falkner, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/40826335@N05/4830604633
  2. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

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Color of flowers Yellow.