Solidago virgaurea L. subsp. virgaurea

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Solidago// Species: Solidago virgaurea L.//  Species: Solidago virgaurea L. subsp. virgaurea.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Gajić in Josifović (1975) and McNeill in Tutin et al. (1976).

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Central Siberia and Philippines (Luzon) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Clearings and edges of woods and forests.

Flowering period: Fall: SEP, OCT, NOV.

Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – synflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – synflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – synflorescence with spent capitula. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – capitula. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – capitula. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – capitula. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – capitula. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – capitula. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – capitula. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – capitula with achenes. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – achenes. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – achenes. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – achenes. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – capitula and upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – capitula and upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea –adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea –abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovicka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 29.10.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – habit. Hilly region near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – habit. Hilly region near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – flowering stem. Hilly region near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – synflorescence. Hilly region near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – synflorescence. Hilly region near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – capitula. Hilly region near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – capitula. Hilly region near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – stem with cauline leaves. Hilly region near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – stem with cauline leaves. Hilly region near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – basal leaves. Hilly region near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea – basal leaves. Hilly region near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Rod Solidago L. Gajić, M. in Josifović (1975). Flora SR Srbije VII. Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, Beograd, pp. 13-15.

Solidago virgaurea subsp. virgaurea. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77180811-1 [Accessed 26.11.2022].

Solidago L. McNeill, J. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 110 – 111.

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