showy goldenrod

(Solidago speciosa ssp. speciosa)

Overview
showy goldenrod (var. speciosa)
 

 

 

 

 

 

     
           
 
Description
 
 

 

 
     
 
Distribution
 
 

Distribution Map

 

Sources

4, 7.

 
  9/4/2020      
         
 
Taxonomy
 
  Kingdom Plantae (green algae and land plants)  
  Subkingdom Viridiplantae (green plants)  
  Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants and green algae)  
  Superdivision Embryophyta (land plants)  
  Division Tracheophyta (vascular plants)  
  Subdivision Spermatophytina (seed plants)  
  Class Magnoliopsida (flowering plants)  
  Superorder Asteranae  
 

Order

Asterales (sunflowers, bellflowers, fanflowers, and allies)  
 

Family

Asteraceae (sunflowers, daisies, asters, and allies)  
  Subfamily Asteroideae  
  Supertribe Asterodae  
  Tribe Astereae (asters and allies)  
  Genus Solidago (goldenrod)  
  Species Solidago speciosa (showy goldenrod)  
 

 

   
 

Species Rank
Based on a recent study (Semple et al. 2017), Plants of the World Online (POWO) elevated the varieties and subspecies of Solidago speciosa to species level. It is widely expected that other taxonomic authorities will soon follow suit, but as of this writing (3/21/2021) they have not.

Update
As of 3/11/2024, Catalog of Life, GBIF, NCBI, and World Flora Online have followed Plants of the World Online in elevating the subspecies and varieties of Solidago speciosa to full species rank.

 
       
 

Subordinate Taxa

 
 

showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula)

showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa var. speciosa)

 
       
 

Synonyms

 
 

Solidago conferta

Solidago harperi

Solidago jejunifolia

Solidago speciosa var. angustata

Solidago speciosa var. jejunifolia

Solidago uliginosa var. jejunifolia

 

Solidago pallida

Solidago jejunifolia

Solidago rigidiuscula

 
       
 

Common Names

 
 

showy goldenrod

 
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       
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