Date: XXXXXXXX 2010. Location: XXXXXXXXX(map)
| Classification Hierarchy | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheophyta |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta |
| Division | Magnoliophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass | Asteridae |
| Order | Asterales |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Genus | Solidago |
| Species | Solidago canadensis |
Date: XXXXXXXX 2010. Location: XXXXXXXXX(map)
Scientific Name: Solidago canadensis
Common Name: Canada Goldenrod
Origin: Native
Notes: See Solidago ssp to compare similar species.
Additional references: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Stems: fine hairs on upper third of stem (below inflorescence), lower stem lacking hairs or sparcely hairy.
Flowers: yellow; disc (3-6) and ray (8-14)florets in small heads with thin pointed yellowish phyllaries (3-4 ranked), heads crowded together on secund arrays; Involucres 1.7-2.5 mm; Inflorescence (capitulescence) sometimes conical, consists of densely pubescent branches—ascending or spreading and often recurved; Fruit a one seeded capsela (length 1-1.5 mm) with pappus (± 2 mm).
Leaves: lower cauline (stem) leaves often deciduous by flowering, leaves below inflorescence roughly similar in size and shape, sessile, 3-veined, lance shaped with serrated margins, 7 to 12 times longer than wide.
Glossaries of botanical terms: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
