Bog Goldenrod
(Solidago uliginosa)
(formerly Solidago purshii)

Other common names: Marsh Goldenrod

Other scientific names: Solidago purshii, Solidago humilis, Solidago jejunifolia, Solidago neglecta

French names: Verge d'or des marais

Family: Aster Family (Asteraceae), Composite Family (Compositae)

Group: Goldenrods

Distinctive features: Grows in wet areas (bogs). Flowers in a tight tall clump at top of stem. Clasping leaves.

Similar species:
  •   Houghton's Goldenrod (Oligoneuron houghtonii) - flowers are grouped at the top of the stem and are large
  •   Ohio Goldenrod (Oligoneuron ohioense) - flowers are grouped at the top of the stem
  •   Stout Goldenrod (Solidago squarrosa) - not in bogs

Flowers: Summer, Fall;  Yellow;  Indistinguishable parts (petals);  Yellow

Habitat: Bogs

Lifespan: Perennial.

Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 452    Peterson's Field Guide to Wildflowers: 194    ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario: 185   

Native/Non-native: Native

Status: common, in bogs and fens

See Also:
  •   Goldenrod & Ragweed, from The Monday Garden, by Sue Sweeney
  •   Goldenrod, Ragweed and Mugwort, from The Monday Garden, by Sue Sweeney

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Bog Goldenrod is a very vertical plant.

Here's a few plants in a fen/bog situation, which is where it grows.

Flower buds, near the end of July.

Flowers full out.

Note how closely the flowering branches are held to the main stem. Bog Goldenrod has a very vertical aspect to its growth and form.

Close-up view of the flowers.

Note how these goldenrods flower from the top down. The upper flowers are finished, but there are flowers still blooming farther down.

Spent flowers in late September, some already releasing seeds.

Two views of the small upper stem leaves. Note how they clasp the stem.

Close-up of lower stem leaves - the clasping aspect is obvious here. This is a distinctive feature of this Goldenrod.

A lower leaf

The lower part of the plant.

Bog Goldenrod in the winter.
  

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