Solidago auriculata

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Solidago auriculata.jpg

|image_caption = Cumberland Escarpment in Tennessee

|genus = Solidago

|species = auriculata

|authority = Shuttleworth ex S.F.Blake 1931

|synonyms_ref = [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-18588 The Plant List, Solidago auriculata Shuttlew. ex S.F.Blake ]

|synonyms = *Solidago amplexicaulis Torr. & A.Gray 1842 not M.Martens 1841

• Solidago notabilis Mack. ex Small

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Solidago auriculata, commonly called clasping goldenrod or eared goldenrod,{{PLANTS|id=SOAU2|taxon=Solidago auriculata|accessdate=18 November 2015}} is a species of flowering plant native to the southeastern and south-central United States from South Carolina west as far as eastern Texas and southeastern Oklahoma.[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Solidago%20auriculata.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map] It has a patchy distribution and is mostly found in rocky forests over calcareous rocks, although it can be along streams.

Solidago auriculata is a perennial plant up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. One plant produces sometimes as many as 100 small yellow flower heads in late summer and fall.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067536 Flora of North America, Solidago auriculata Shuttleworth ex S. F. Blake, 1931. Eared or clasping goldenrod ]