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Solidago odora

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Solidago odora
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Solidago odora, the sweet goldenrod, anisescented goldenrod or fragrant goldenrod, is a North American species of goldenrod within the family Asteraceae.[3] The plant is native to the United States and Mexico, found in every coastal state from Veracruz to New Hampshire and as far inland as Ohio, Missouri, and Oklahoma.[4] It flowers from July through October.

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Subspecies include:[5][6][7]

  • Solidago odora subsp. odora - most of species range
  • Solidago odora subsp. chapmanii (Gray) Semple - Florida and Southern Georgia only

As a traditional medicine, Solidago odora has a variety of ethnobotanical uses, especially by the Cherokee.[8]

The leaves, which smell of licorice when crushed, can be made into a tea.[9]

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Galls

This species is host to the following insect-induced galls:

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