Other common names:
Blue-stem Goldenrod, Wreath Goldenrod Other scientific names: Solidago axillaris, Solidago gracilis French names:
Verge d'or bleuâtre Family: Composite Family (Asteraceae) Group: Goldenrods Distinctive features:
Blue stem. Flowers in small isolated clusters strung out along the stem. Usually a single stem. Similar species: • Zigzag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) - also grows in woods; leaves are larger, more deeply toothed; stem thicker. • Hairy Goldenrod (Solidago hispida) - stem is very hairy/downy. • Gray Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) - short and stem is grey, downy. Flowers: Summer, Autumn; Yellow; Indistinguishable parts (petals); Yellow, in small clumps spaced out along the stem. Leaves:
Narrow, lance-shaped. Height:
45-90 cm (17-35 in) Stem:
Usually blue (but not always). Fruit/Seeds:
fluffy, easily blown by the wind. Habitat: Forests, Fields and Open Areas; Open forests, forest edges. Grows in Sun/Shade:
Shade Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 450 Peterson's Field Guide to Wildflowers: 200 ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario: 183 Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
Common.
Notes:
A pretty, delicate goldenrod of the open woods.
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