Solidago nana

Solidago nana

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species:
S. nana
Binomial name
Solidago nana
Nutt. 1840
Synonyms[1][2][3]
Synonymy
  • Aster nanus (Nutt.) Kuntze
  • Solidago nivea Rydb.
  • Solidago simplex ssp. simplex var. nana (Nutt.) Ringius
  • Solidago humilis var. nana (Nutt.) A.Gray
  • Solidago purshii var. nana (Nutt.) Farwell
  • Solidago glutinosa var. nana (Nutt.) Cronq.
  • Solidago spathulata var. nana (Nutt.) Cronq.

Solidago nana is a North American plant species in the family Asteraceae, with the common names baby goldenrod[4] and dwarf goldenrod.[5] The species is native to deserts and mountainsides in the western United States, from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Basin in the states of Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.[6][7][8]

Solidago nana is a perennial herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. The leaves near the bottom of the stem are narrow, up to 10 cm (4 inches) long; leaves get progressively smaller higher up on the stem. One plant can produce as many as 100 small yellow flower heads in a large, flat-topped array at the top of the plant.[5]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Solidago nana Nutt.
  2. ^ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Solidago simplex ssp. simplex var. nana
  3. ^ Semple, J.C. and J. Peirson. 2013. A revised nomenclature for the Solidago simplex complex (Asteraceae: Astereae). Phytoneuron 2013-41. 1-5. Published 1 July 2013. ISSN 2153-733X incorrect citations of basionym
  4. ^ NRCS. "Solidago nana". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b Flora of North America, Solidago nana Nuttall, 1841. Baby or dwarf goldenrod
  6. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  7. ^ University of Waterloo (Canada), Astereae Lab, Solidago nana Baby or Dwarf Goldenrod description, photos, distribution map
  8. ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter, Solidago nana Nutt. description, photos, distribution map


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