| Solidago ouachitensis | |
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| specimen in Missouri Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Solidago |
| Species: | S. ouachitensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Solidago ouachitensis C.E.S.Taylor & R.J.Taylor
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Solidago ouachitensis is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Ouachita Mountain goldenrod. [2] It has a very limited range, found only in the Ouachita Mountains along the border between Arkansas and Oklahoma in the United States. [1] [3] [4] [5]
Solidago ouachitensis is a perennial herb growing up to about 1.1 meters (44 inches) in height. It produces one or more erect stems from a woody caudex. The serrated (toothed) leaves are 10 to 13 centimeters (4.0-5.2 inches) long around the middle of the plant and smaller higher on the stem. One plant will produce 25-50 bell-shaped flower heads. Each flower head usually contains one yellow ray floret and 4-5 disc florets. [6] Flowering occurs in September and October. [3]
Solidago ouachitensis is likely a relict of times when conditions were colder and wetter. It only occurs in the cooler, moister sites in the Ouachita Mountains, [3] usually in wet forest habitat on north-facing slopes. [1] Associated species include Magnolia tripetala, Fagus grandifolia, Acer rubrum, Quercus rubra, Aesculus glabra, Asarum canadense, Campanula americana, Panax quinquefolium, Toxicodendron radicans, and Hybanthus concolor. [3]
References
- ^ a b c Solidago ouachitensis. The Nature Conservancy.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago ouachitensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d Solidago ouachitensis. Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Center for Plant Conservation.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Taylor, Constance Elaine Southern, & Taylor, Ronald J. 1986. Sida 11(3): 334–339 includes photo of type specimen plus distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Solidago ouachitensis, C. E. S. Taylor & R. J. Taylor, 1986. Ouachita Mountains goldenrod
External links
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