familyAsteraceae
genusSolidago
sectionSolidago sect. Solidago
subsectionSolidago subsect. Triplinerviae
speciesSolidago altissima
subspeciesSolidago altissima subsp. gilvocanescens
Solidago altissima subsp. gilvocanescens
Sida 20: 1606. 2003.
Common names: Great Plains late goldenrod
Basionym: Solidago canadensis var. gilvocanescens Rydberg Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 162. 1895
Synonyms: Doria gilvocanescens (Rydberg) Lunell S. altissima var. gilvocanscens (Rydberg) Semple S. canadensis subsp. gilvocanescens (Rydberg) Á. Löve & D. Löve S. gilvocanescens unknown
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Involucres usually 2–3 mm. 2n = 18, 36.
Phenology: Flowering Aug–Oct.
Habitat: Dry to moist soils, disturbed soils, prairies, grasslands, near streams and ponds, roadsides, edges of thickets
Elevation: 0–1600 m
Distribution
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Alta., B.C., Man., Ont., Sask., Colo., Ill., Iowa, Kans., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.Mex., N.Dak., Okla., S.Dak., Tex., Wyo., Mexico (Chihuahua).
Discussion
Subspecies gilvocanescens replaces subsp. altissima on the Great Plains. Tetraploids of the two subspecies are difficult to distinguish.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.