Solidago brachyphylla

Solidago brachyphylla is a North American species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Dixie goldenrod.[2] It is native to the southeastern United States, from southern Mississippi to the Carolinas.[3][4]

Solidago brachyphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Solidago
Species:
S. brachyphylla
Binomial name
Solidago brachyphylla
Synonyms[1]
  • Solidago boottii var. brachyphylla (Chapm. ex Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Solidago pallescens Mohr

Solidago brachyphylla is a perennial herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall, with a thick underground rhizome. One plant can produce as many as 200 small yellow flower heads in a branched array at the top of the plant.[4]

References
  1. The Plant List, Solidago brachyphylla Chapm. ex Torr. & A.Gray
  2. "Solidago brachyphylla". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America, Solidago brachyphylla Chapman ex Torrey & A. Gray, 1842. Dixie goldenrod


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