E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

Solidago lepida DC. var. lepida
Canada goldenrod
Asteraceae (Aster family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

© Brian Klinkenberg  Email the photographer   (Photo ID #87)

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Introduction

Western Canada goldenrod (Solidago lepida var. lepida) is a perennial rhizomatous clonal variety of goldenrod, 25–150 cm in height, with broadly thyrsiform arrays, no basal leaves, and entire to toothed stem leaves. It is found throughout most of the species range, which is "in the west from the Aleutian Islands and central Alaska south just into northern California, and in the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico. Its range extends across Canada to Newfoundland, the Gaspé (Quebec), and northern New Brunswick. It also appears to be introduced at scattered locations across the Canadian prairies" (Semple and Cook 2010 in Flora North America). A full technical species description is provided in Flora North America.

Species Information

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Additional Notes

Canada goldenrod is a widespread, summer flowering species in BC. It is invasive in Europe, where it was introduced in the 17th century (Van Kleunan and Schmid 2003). Earliest observed flowering date in BC: July 10th, 2009, near Hope (personal observation).

Note Author{/b{: R. Klinkenberg

References:

Van Kleunen, Mark and Bernhard Schmid. 2003. No Evidence for an Evolutionary Increased Competitive Ability in an Invasive Plant.Ecology 84 (11):

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Solidago canadensis var. subserrata L.

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