Solidago hispida

{{short description|Species of plant}}

{{Speciesbox

|image = Solidago hispida.jpg

|genus = Solidago

|species = hispida

|authority = Muhl. ex Willd.

|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}}