Solidago hispida
{{short description|Species of plant}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Solidago hispida.jpg
|genus = Solidago
|species = hispida
|synonyms_ref = {{ThePlantList |authority=Muhl. ex Willd.}}
|synonyms =
- Solidago earlei Small
- Solidago hirsuta Nutt.
- Solidago lanata Hook.
}}
Solidago hispida, the hairy goldenrod,{{PLANTS |id=SOHI |taxon=Solidago hispida |accessdate=18 November 2015}} is North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Its native range extends from Newfoundland west to Saskatchewan, and south as far as Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Georgia.[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/State/Solidago%20hispida.png Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map]
Solidago hispida is a perennial herb up to {{cvt|100|cm|in|0}} tall, with a branching underground caudex. Leaves are egg-shaped (ovate) or elliptical, up to {{cvt|20|cm|in|0}} long. One plant can produce more than 250 small yellow flower heads in branching arrays at the tops of the stems.{{eFloras|1 |tribe=Astereae |first1=John C. |last1=Semple |first2=Rachel E. |last2=Cook}}
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Category:Flora of Northern America
Category:Plants described in 1803
Category:Taxa named by Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg
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