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Atlantic goldenrod

Solidago arguta

Also called Cut Leaved Goldenrod, Forest Goldenrod, Sharp Leaved Goldenrod, Toothed Goldenrod, Cut Leaf Goldenrod

Atlantic goldenrod
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
SE. Canada to U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Solidago arguta, commonly called Atlantic goldenrod, cut-leaf goldenrod, and sharp-leaved goldenrod, is a species of flowering plant native to eastern and central North America. It grows along the Gulf and Atlantic states of the United States from Texas to Maine, inland as far as Ontario, Illinois, and Kansas. It is primarily found in areas of woodland openings, such as outcrops or clearings.

Where it grows

Solidago arguta is insect pollinated and is recorded to have been visited in northern Florida by Augochloropsis metallica, Bombus impatiens, Coelioxys sayi, Lasioglossum apopkense, Megachile xylocopoides, Megachile albitarsis, Megachile mendica, Melissodes bimaculatus, Nomia nortoni,and Perdita bishoppi.

Other Solidago plants

Whitehair goldenrod · High plains goldenrod · Canada goldenrod · Sand goldenrod · Argentine Goldenrod · Eared goldenrod · Azorean Goldenrod · White goldenrod · Dixie goldenrod · Buckley's goldenrod · Wreath goldenrod · California goldenrod

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Solidago arguta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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