SOLIDAGO PUBERULA Nutt.

                                                                 Dusty Goldenrod

 

 

FAMILY:  Asteraceae (Compositae)

 

HABIT:  Herbaceous perennial, stem 0.2-1 meter tall; flowering and fruiting early August-October.  

 

SIMILAR SPECIES:  Very similar to Solidago hispida and can be distinguished from it by close examination of the inflorescence.

 

TOTAL RANGE:  N.S. and s. Que., south through the coastal and Appalachian states to Fla. and La.

 

STATE RANGE:  One post-1970 record from Cuyahoga County.

 

STATE STATUS:  1996-1997: Added, 1998 to present: Endangered.

 

HABITAT:  Dry open habitats; in rocky woods, sand barrens, and prairies.

 

HAZARDS:  Overgrowth of woody species through succession.

 

RECOVERY POTENTIAL:  Unknown, possibly good.

 

INVENTORY GUIDELINES:  Collect complete, mature specimens.

 

COMMENTS:  It may be more frequent in Ohio than current records indicate.  It should be sought in suitable habitats throughout northern Ohio.  Holmgren (1998) contains an excellent illustration of this species.

 

SELECTED REFERENCES: 

 

Cronquist, A. 1980. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States. Vol. I. Asteraceae. Univ. of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill. 261 pp.

 

Holmgren, Noel H. 1998. Illustrated companion to Gleason and Cronquist's manual. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. 937 pp.

 

 

Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Division of Natural Areas and Preserves

 

Created: 4/1998 Richard Gardner

Database Code: SPNX.K72