Solidago gigantea Aiton

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Asteraceae

  • Scientific Name

    Solidago gigantea Aiton

  • Description

    Species Description - Similar to no. 40 [Solidago canadensis L.], but puberulent only in the infl, the stem glaucous; lvs glabrous or with a line of hairs along the 3 main veins beneath, the larger ones 6–17 × 1–4.5 cm; infl paniculiform, with recurved-secund branches; invol 2.5–4 mm, its bracts mostly firmer, blunter, and greener than in no. 40; rays (8–)10–17; disk-fls 6–12; 2n=18, 36, 54. Moist open places; N.S. and Que. to Ga., w. to B.C. and N.M. (S. serotina)

  • Common Names

    smooth goldenrod