Solidago nitida

Solidago nitida is a North American plant species in the family Asteraceae, common name shiny goldenrod.^[2] The species is native to the south-central United States, in the southern Great Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley. It is found in the states of Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi.^[3]

Solidago nitida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Solidago
Section:	S. sect. Ptarmicoidei
Species:	S. nitida
Binomial name
Solidago nitida Torr. & A.Gray 1842
Synonyms[1]
Oligoneuron nitidum (Torr. & A.Gray) Small

Solidago nitida is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Leaves are hairless and shiny, found both at the base of the plant and higher up on the stem. One plant can produce as many as 100 small yellow flower heads in a compact, flat-topped array.^[2]