Solidago pulchra

Solidago pulchra, the Carolina goldenrod,^[1] is a rare North American plant species in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in the states of North Carolina and South Carolina in the southeastern United States.^[2]

Solidago pulchra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Solidago
Species:	S. pulchra
Binomial name
Solidago pulchra Small

Solidago pulchra is a hairless perennial herb up to 80 centimeters (30 inches) tall, with a branched woody rootstock. One plant can produce as many as 50 flowers in an elongated array. Ray flowers are yellow, 6-14 per head. Disk flowers number 12-30 per head. The species grows in moist, sandy depressions in pine woodlands.^[3]