Atlantic goldenrod

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Atlantic goldenrod florets and stem

Atlantic goldenrod leaf

Atlantic goldenrod inflorescence

Atlantic goldenrod heads

Atlantic goldenrod habit

Atlantic goldenrod

Atlantic goldenrod

Morphology

Stem

1, usually erect, round, proximally glabrous, strigose in inflorescence.

Leaves

Basal and cauline taper abruptly to winged petioles; blades broadly ovate, 4 to 12 inches long, 1 to 4 inches wide, margins sharply toothed, tips acute to acuminate, upper surface glabrous or slightly rough, sometimes minutely strigose; mid to upper cauline sessile, lanceolate, 2 to 3 inches long, 2/5 to 3/5 inch wide, margins becoming entire, reduced in size above.

Inflorescence

Panicle-like arrays, open, leafy, branches sometimes recurved, elongate, pubescent; peduncles pubescent; phyllaries in 3-4 series, unequal, outer ovate, inner linear-oblong, tips obtuse.

Flower

Ray florets 2-8, yellow, ca. 1/6 inch; disc florets 8-20, yellow, tubular, 1/8 to 1/6 inch.

Fruit

Achenes, tiny, ridged; pappus of outer scales and inner white bristles, ca. 1/8 inch.

Ecology

Habitat

Dry woods

Distribution

Southeast corner of Kansas

Additional Notes