goldenrod, tall
| COMMON NAME: | Goldenrod, tall | |
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| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | Solidago altissima | |
| FAMILY: | Asteraceae | |
| LIFECYCLE: | Perennial | |
| FEATURES: | Three to five foot tall perennial herb producing a yellow (golden) flower cluster at the apex of the plant in late summer/early fall. Stems coarse. Leaves coarse/scurfy alternating along the primary stem. Leaf apices are narrowly acute. Inflorescence is a panicle. Individual flowers are yellow. Perennial producing rhizomes. |
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| DESCRIPTION: | Common along roadsides and pastures throughout the United States. Flowers in late summer to early fall producing yellow-coated fields. While no known uses, it is considered an attractive drought tolerant wild flower. |
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