Blue-stemmed Goldenrod
Solidago caesia |
Other common names:
Blue-stem Goldenrod, Wreath Goldenrod
Other scientific names:
Solidago axillaris, Solidago gracilis
French names:
Verge d'or bleuâtre
Family:
Composite Family (Asteraceae)
Group:
Goldenrods
Distinctive features:
Blue stem. Flowers in small isolated clusters strung out along the stem. Usually a single stem.
Similar species:
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Zigzag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) - also grows in woods; leaves are larger, more deeply toothed; stem thicker.
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Hairy Goldenrod (Solidago hispida) - stem is very hairy/downy.
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Gray Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) - short and stem is grey, downy.
Flowers:
Summer, Autumn; Yellow; Indistinguishable parts (petals); Yellow, in small clumps spaced out along the stem.
Leaves:
Narrow, lance-shaped.
Height:
45-90 cm (17-35 in)
Stem:
Usually blue (but not always).
Fruit/Seeds:
fluffy, easily blown by the wind.
Habitat:
Forests, Fields and Open Areas; Open forests, forest edges.
Grows in Sun/Shade:
Shade
Books:
Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 450
Peterson's Field Guide to Wildflowers: 200
ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario: 183
Native/Non-native:
Native
Status:
Common.
Notes:
A pretty, delicate goldenrod of the open woods.
Photographs:
135 photographs available, of which 14 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
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