Solidago multiradiata Aiton
northern goldenrod (Rocky Mountain goldenrod)
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
northern goldenrod (Rocky Mountain goldenrod)
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a short rhizome or branching woody stem-base; stems erect, solitary, branched above, long-hairy, at least in the inflorescence, 5-50 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal and lower stem leaves oblanceolate or spoon-shaped, toothed or sometimes entire, 2-10 cm long, 5-18 mm wide, conspicuously hairy-margined, at least along the stalks, otherwise glabrous; stem leaves similar, the middle and upper ones reduced and becoming unstalked.
Fruits:
Achenes short-hairy; pappus of numerous white hairlike bristles.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
USDA Species Characteristics
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Solidago multiradiata
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1785 | 6 | 2705 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
27 | 0 | 244 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
190 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1123 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(142), BAFA(128), BG(2), BWBS(46), CMA(1), CWH(1), ESSF(414), ICH(6), IDF(25), IMA(55), MH(14), MS(114), PP(3), SBPS(18), SBS(9), SWB(89) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry meadows, fellfields, rocky slopes and forests in all vegetation zones; common throughout BC; amphiberingian, N to AK, YT, and NT, E to PQ, and S to NM, AZ, and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Solidago multiradiata var. scopulorum A. Gray