familyAsteraceae
genusSolidago
sectionSolidago sect. Solidago
subsectionSolidago subsect. Nemorales
speciesSolidago velutina
subspeciesSolidago velutina subsp. sparsiflora
Solidago velutina subsp. sparsiflora
Sida 20: 1616. 2003.
Basionym: Solidago sparsiflora A. Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 58. 1877
Synonyms: Aster sparsiflorus (A. Gray) Kuntze S. arizonica (A. Gray) Wooton & Standley S. californica var. nevadensis A. Gray S. canadensis var. arizonica A. Gray S. garrettii Rydberg S. howellii Wooton & Standley S. mollis Rothrock S. sparsiflora var. subcinerea A. Gray S. trinervata S. velutina var. nevadensis (A. Gray) C. E. S. Taylor & R. J. Taylor
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 160.
Stems and leaves sparsely strigillose. Outer phyllaries glabrate. 2n = 18, 36, 54.
Phenology: Flowering Aug–Oct(–Dec, seldom).
Habitat: Dry open slopes, rocky places, sometimes along streams or seeps, in meadows, open pine woods, margins of dry woods, grasslands, disturbed soils
Elevation: 300–2500+ m
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Nev., N.Mex., Tex., Wyo., Mexico.
Discussion
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Lower Taxa
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