Solidago caesia

Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Solidago caesia L.
Common Name:Wreath Goldenrod; Bluestem Goldenrod; Axillary Goldenrod
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:SOCA4
Plant Notes:Wreath Goldenrod is a native herbaceous perennial in the Sunflower family (Asteraceae). It can be found throughout Alabama. Wreath Goldenrod usually occurs on slopes in mesic hardwood forests or on the steep banks of streams. It is a perennial with a short rhizome. Stems are arching, usually unbranched, green to purple in color, glaucous, and glabrous. The stems are from 1-3 feet in length. The leaves are alternate, sessile, lanceolate in outline, with toothed margins. The leaves are sparsely pubescent. Flowers are produced in heads. The heads are in short axillary secund racemes in the axils of the mid and upper leaves. Each head has 1-6 yellow ray flowers and 3-9 yellow disc flowers. The fruit is a pubescent achene with a tuft of pappus at its apex. Wreath Goldenrod is often available from wildflower nurseries. It prefers a well-draining soil in full sun to part shade.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACU (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Solidago
Species Solidago caesia L. - Wreath Goldenrod; Bluestem Goldenrod; Axillary Goldenrod

Citation

Citation Solidago caesia Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 879. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data (lectotype: "Virga aurea Marilandica, caesia glabra" in Dillenius, Hort. Eltham., 2: 414, t. 307, f. 395, 1732). Lectotypified by Uttal, Sida 10: 324. 1984.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Aster caesius Aster caesius (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 317. 1891.Solidago caesia Linnaeus 1753. 
Leioligo caesia Leioligo caesia (Linnaeus) Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 42. 1837.Solidago caesia Linnaeus 1753. 
Solidago axillaris Solidago axillaris Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 542. 1814.  
Solidago caesia var. axillaris Solidago caesia Linnaeus, var. axillaris (Pursh) A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 189. 1882.Solidago axillaris Pursh 1814. 
Solidago caesia var. zedia Solidago caesia Linnaeus, var. zedia R. E. Cook & Semple, Sida 21: 221. 2004. LOUISIANA: East Feliciana Par.: LA 67, 2.5 km S of Felps (LA 422), 13 Oct 1991, Semple & Suripto 10108 (holotype: WAT; isotypes: BRIT, MO).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Geneva, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Wilcox, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, NY, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1892 - 2019

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
UWAL0046433 Autauga 05 Oct 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1366
UWAL
Solidago caesia Linnaeus
TROY000048643 Autauga 05 Oct 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1366
TROY
Solidago caesia Linnaeus
TROY000050266 Autauga 06 Nov 2020 Parker, Matthew R.
1920
TROY
Solidago caesia Linnaeus
USAM000002732 Baldwin 26 Oct 1967 LeLong, Michel G.
3875
USAM
Solidago caesia Linnaeus
UNA00049465 Baldwin 22 Sep 1969 Kral, Robert
37455
UNA
Solidago caesia L.
UNA00049466 Baldwin 22 Sep 1969 Kral, Robert
37469
UNA
Solidago caesia L.
USAM000002731 Baldwin 23 Oct 1973 LeLong, Michel G.
7377
USAM
Solidago caesia Linnaeus
USAM000002733 Baldwin 23 Oct 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
8216
USAM
Solidago caesia Linnaeus
USAM000002730 Baldwin 21 Oct 1977 LeLong, Michel G.
9985
USAM
Solidago caesia Linnaeus
UWAL0043745 Baldwin 18 Oct 2001 Larsen, Harry S.
778
UWAL
Solidago caesia L.
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