Solidago simplex

Solidago simplex, the Mt. Albert goldenrod^[2] or sticky goldenrod, is a North American plant species in the genus Solidago of the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of Canada, parts of the United States, and northeastern Mexico.^[3][4]

Solidago simplex
Achenes with barbs
Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Solidago
Species:	S. simplex
Binomial name
Solidago simplex Kunth 1818
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy Solidago decumbens Greene Solidago glutinosa Nutt. Solidago neomexicana (A.Gray) Wooton & Standl. Solidago oreophila Rydb. Solidago chlorolepis Fernald, syn of var. chlorolepis Solidago deamii Fernald, syn of var. gillmanii Solidago gillmanii (A.Gray) E.S.Steele, syn of var. gillmanii Solidago bellidifolia Greene, syn of var. nana Solidago hesperia Howell, syn of var. nana Solidago anticostensis Fernald, syn of var. racemosa Solidago racemosa Greene, syn of var. racemosa Solidago victorinii Fernald, syn of var. racemosa Solidago randii (Porter) Britton, syn of var. randii

Description

Solidago simplex is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, with a branching underground caudex. One plant system can produce as many as 10 stems. Leaves are long and narrow, up to 16 cm (6.6 inches) long, produced on the stem as well as at the base. One stem can sometimes produce as many as 150 small yellow flower heads, each with 7-16 ray florets surrounding 6-31 disc florets. ^[5]

Varieties

At least eight varieties of the species may be recognised:^[3][4][5]

• Solidago simplex var. chlorolepis (Fernald) G. S. Ringius - Mt. Albert, Gaspé Peninsula, Québec
• Solidago simplex var. gillmanii (A.Gray) G.S.Ringius - shores of Lake Michigan + Lake Huron
• Solidago simplex var. monticola (Porter) G.S.Ringius - mountains in Québec, New York State, New England
• Solidago simplex var. nana (A.Gray) G.S.Ringius - Cascade Mountains in Oregon and Washington, Vancouver Island in British Columbia
• Solidago simplex var. ontarioensis (G.S.Ringius) G.S.Ringius - shores on Canadian side of Lake Huron
• Solidago simplex var. racemosa (Greene) G.S.Ringius - from Québec and New Brunswick south as far as West Virginia
• Solidago simplex var. randii (Porter) Kartesz & Gandhi - from Québec and New Brunswick west as far as Minnesota
• Solidago simplex var. simplex - from Alaska east to Northwest Territories + Quebec, south as far as Arizona, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí