zigzag goldenrod

(Solidago flexicaulis)

Conservation Status
zigzag goldenrod
 
  IUCN Red List

not listed

     
  NatureServe

N5? - Secure

SNR - Unranked

     
  Minnesota

not listed

     
           
Wetland Indicator Status
     
  Great Plains

FACU - Facultative upland

     
  Midwest

FACU - Facultative upland

     
  Northcentral & Northeast

FACU - Facultative upland

     
           
 
Description
 
 

Zigzag goldenrod is a 8 to 48 tall, erect forb rising on 1 to 5 stems from a short rhizome.

The stems are somewhat zigzag, bending slightly in opposite directions at each leaf node. This is most noticeable between the upper leaves. They are green and not glaucous.

The stem leaves are alternate, large, broadly ovate, with coarse, sharp teeth along the margin. They have 3 to 8 veins but are not strongly triple-nerved. They gradually taper to a sharp point forming concave indentations along the tip. The base of the leaf blade tapers abruptly to a short, wide leaf stalk. There is a leaf-like or membrane-like extension along both sides of the leaf stalk (winged).

Flower heads appear in small clusters in each leaf axil and in a cluster at the tip of the stem. Each flower head has 3 or 4 ray florets.

 
     
 

Height

 
 

8 to 48

 
     
 

Flower Color

 
 

Yellow ray florets, yellow disk florets

 
     
 

Similar Species

 
 

Blue-stemmed goldenrod (Solidago caesia) has lanceolate leaves up to 5 long. It does not occur in Minnesota.

 
     
 
Habitat
 
 

Partial sun or shade. Moderate moisture to dry. Shaded woods, woodland edges, and thickets. Sandy or loamy soil.

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Flowering

 
 

August to September

 
     
 

Pests and Diseases

 
 

 

 
     
 
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Distribution
 
 

Distribution Map

 

Sources

2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 29, 30.

 
  7/25/2023      
         
 

Nativity

 
 

Native

 
         
 

Occurrence

 
 

 

 
         
 
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)  
  Subgenus Pleiactila  
  Section Glomeruliflorae  
       
 

Subordinate Taxa

 
 

 

 
       
 

Synonyms

 
 

Dora flexicaulis

Solidago flexicaulis var. ciliata

Solidago flexicaulis var. latifolia

Solidago latifolia

Solidago scrophulariifolia

 
       
 

Common Names

 
 

broad-leaved goldenrod

broadleaf goldenrod

zigzag goldenrod

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glossary

Axil

The upper angle where the leaf stalk meets the stem.

 

Glaucous

Pale green or bluish gray due to a whitish, powdery or waxy film, as on a plum or a grape.

 

Rhizome

A horizontal, usually underground stem. It serves as a reproductive structure, producing roots below and shoots above at the nodes.

 

Winged leaf stalk

A leaf-like or membrane-like extension along both sides of the leaf stalk.

 
 
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Uploaded on Jan 12, 2010

La Verge d'or à tige zigzaguante du printemps à l'automne. Zigzag stem Goldenrod from spring to fall. Solidago flexicaulis de la primavera hasta el otoño.

   

 

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