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§1 Plant

Solidago altissima L.

vernacular Canada goldenrod — species · Asteraceae


USDA
SOAL6
GBIF
5389058
Rank
species
Canada goldenrod (Solidago altissima)
Platephotograph · jitensha2021CC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Genus
Solidago
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • HI Hawaii Introduced
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 1,335 counties across 40 states/territories
Legend Native · 1331 Introduced · 4 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
Medium
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
High
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
Low
CaCO₃
Medium
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-28 °F minimum
Frost-free days
130 min.
Precipitation
18–55 in/yr
pH range
5.2–7.3
Root depth
8 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
coarse, medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Rhizomatous
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Moderate
Mature height
5 ft
Foliage texture
Fine
Foliage colour
Yellow-Green
Porosity (summer)
Porous
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Yellow
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Late Spring
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Slow
Stratify
No
Seeds / lb
700,000
Propagation
seed, bare root, sprigs
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
No Known Source
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
Low
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 1,335 counties across 40 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 11 N
Arizona view state ↗ 5 N
Arkansas view state ↗ 21 N
California view state ↗ 47 N
Colorado view state ↗ 7 N
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N
Florida view state ↗ 16 N
Georgia view state ↗ 20 N
Hawaii view state ↗ 4 I
Illinois view state ↗ 5 N
Indiana view state ↗ 87 N
Iowa view state ↗ 16 N
Kansas view state ↗ 76 N
Kentucky view state ↗ 71 N
Louisiana view state ↗ 62 N
Maryland view state ↗ 23 N
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N
Michigan view state ↗ 63 N
Minnesota view state ↗ 21 N
Mississippi view state ↗ 16 N
Missouri view state ↗ 85 N
Montana view state ↗ 1 N
Nebraska view state ↗ 59 N
New Jersey view state ↗ 13 N
New Mexico view state ↗ 1 N
New York view state ↗ 41 N
North Carolina view state ↗ 88 N
North Dakota view state ↗ 41 N
Ohio view state ↗ 6 N
Oklahoma view state ↗ 19 N
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 57 N
South Carolina view state ↗ 38 N
South Dakota view state ↗ 40 N
Tennessee view state ↗ 5 N
Texas view state ↗ 66 N
Vermont view state ↗ 3 N
Virginia view state ↗ 99 N
West Virginia view state ↗ 25 N
Wisconsin view state ↗ 59 N

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/SOAL6 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5389058 ↗

Record version

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