Solidago altissima Calflora

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Taxon Report

Solidago altissima L.

Canada goldenrod

2020 Bob Sweatt

2021 Danielle Rossetti

Solidago altissima is a perennial herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~19 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. altissima
Genus:	Solidago
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Solidago altissima var. altissima
PLANTS	Solidago altissima var. pluricephala
PLANTS	Solidago altissima var. procera
PLANTS	Solidago canadensis var. scabra
PLANTS	Solidago hirsutissima
...

Information about Solidago altissima from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (SOAL6) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Self-incompatible: Solidago altissima is self-incompatible, meaning that the pollen from one plant cannot pollinate the female flower parts of the same plant. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links mu835:!mu835:!mu835:!mu835:!mu31555:!

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).