Solidago verna
| Solidago verna | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Solidago |
| Species: | S. verna |
| Binomial name | |
| Solidago verna M.A.Curtis ex Torr. & A.Gray | |
Solidago verna is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names spring-flowering goldenrod and spring goldenrod. It is native to North Carolina and South Carolina in the United States.[1][2]
This species is a perennial herb growing up to about 1.2 meters in height. It produces a single hairy, erect stem from a woody, branching caudex. The serrated leaves are up to 16 centimeters long and are borne on winged petioles. The inflorescence contains many bell-shaped flower heads. Each flower head contains several yellow ray florets and several yellow disc florets.[3] This species is the only goldenrod in the region that blooms in spring.[2]
This goldenrod occurs in several types of habitat, including sandhills, pine barrens, and pocosins.[2] The three main habitat types are pocosin ecotones, the river terraces along the Little River, and wet pine flatwoods.[1]
Threats to the species include the loss of habitat to development and agriculture, including silviculture. Fire suppression may degrade the habitat as well.[1][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Solidago verna. The Nature Conservancy.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Solidago verna. Center for Plant Conservation.
- ↑ Solidago verna. Flora of North America.
- ↑ Fleming, M. M. S., et al. (2007). Effects and importance of soil wetness and neighbor vegetation on Solidago verna M. A. Curtis Ex Torrey & A. Gray (spring-flowering goldenrod) (Asteraceae) Transplant survivorship and growth. Castanea 72(4) 205-13.