Solidago nemoralis Aiton
Field Goldenrod (Canada Goldenrod; dyersweed goldenrod; gray goldenrod)
Asteraceae (Aster family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

© Jamie Fenneman     (Photo ID #30138)


Map

E-Flora BC Static Map

Distribution of Solidago nemoralis
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SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC

Solidago nemoralis ssp. decemflora

Species Information

General:
Perennial herb from a fibrous-rooted, branching woody stem-base; stems erect, solitary to several, branched above, densely hairy with minute loosely-spreading hairs throughout, 10-60 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves tufted and persistent, oblanceolate or broader, long-stalked, 5-25 cm long, 8-30 mm wide, toothed; weakly 3-nerved, hairy with short, fine, spreading hairs; stem leaves similar, alternate, progressively reduced upwards.
Flowers:
Heads with ray and disk flowers, numerous in an open, often elongate inflorescence, nodding at the apex or sometimes on more evidently1-sided branches; involucres 4-6 mm tall; involucral bracts lanceolate, obtuse to rounded, glabrous, margins hairy near the tips; ray flowers yellow, about 5-9, 4.5-6 mm long; disk flowers yellow, 5-9.
Fruits:
Achenes short-hairy; pappus of numerous white hairlike bristles.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

USDA Species Characteristics

Flower Colour:
Yellow
Blooming Period:
Summer
Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present from Summer to Fall
Source:  The USDA

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Solidago nemoralis

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

Avg

Min

Max

Elevation (metres)
1073 650 1290
Slope Gradient (%)
0 0 0

Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]

0
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric]
6 5 7
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class
D
# of field plots
 species was recorded in:
3
Modal BEC Zone Class
ICH

All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in

ICH(2), PP(1)

Habitat and Range

Mesic to dry grasslands and forest openings in the lower montane zone; rare in SE BC; E to NS and S to FL and TX.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia