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Morphology
- Stem
- Ascending to erect, grayish green, densely strigulose to puberulent.
- Leaves
- Basal and proximal often withering early; petiole present; blades ovate to elliptic or lanceolate, 1.8 to 4 inches long, .4 to 1.6 inch wide, base gradually tapered, margins serrate, tip acute, surfaces scabrous to strigulose; middle and distal cauline blades ovate to elliptic or lanceolate, .4 to 2.4 inches long, .16 to .8 inch wide, sometimes greatly reduced distally.
- Inflorescence
- Heads, radiate, 50-300 in pyramidal or club-shaped panicle-like arrays, tip seldom nodding. Peduncles .04 to .12 inch. Involucres campanulate, .12 to .24 inch. Phyllaries in 3-4 series, lanceolate to oblong, apex obtuse to acute.
- Flower
- Ray florets 6-10; ligule .04 to .08 inch. Disk florets 3-8; corolla .1 to .15 inch.
- Fruit
- Achenes tan to brown, obconic to cylindric, .06 to .08 inch, strigulose; pappus of outer scales and 24-45 inner white barbellate bristles in 3 series, .08 to .12 inch.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Sandy to gravelly mixed-grass and shortgrass prairies.
- Distribution
- West 2/3 of Kansas.
Additional Notes
Comments
The shape of the inflorescence can be highly variable. Solidago, whole or sound, alluding to its reputed medicinal value; mollis, soft or velvety.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Asteraceae - Sunflower Family
- Life Span
- Perennial
- Height
- 4-24 inches
- Last Updated
- 2014-12-07
Color Groups
Yellow Wildflowers
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Blooms: August, September, October