| Solidago erecta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Solidago |
| Species: | S. erecta
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| Binomial name | |
| Solidago erecta | |
| Synonyms1 | |
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Solidago erecta is a species of goldenrod known by the common names showy goldenrod2 and slender goldenrod.3 It is native to the eastern United States, from Massachusetts west to Indiana, and south as far as Georgia and Mississippi.4
Solidago erecta is a perennial herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall. One plant can produce as many as 350 small yellow flower heads in an elongated array.3
Galls
This species is host to the fillowing insect induced galls:
- Asphondylia monacha Osten Sacken, 1869 (summer generation)
- Asteromyia carbonifera (Osten Sacken, 1862)
- Procecidochares atra (Loew, 1862) (summer and autumn generations)
References
References
- The Plant List, Solidago erecta Pursh
- NRCS. "Solidago erecta". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- Flora of North America, Solidago erecta Banks ex Pursh, 1813. Slender goldenrod
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map