Solidago sect. Ptarmicoidei

{{short description|Section of flowering plants in the genus Solidago}}

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|taxon=Solidago sect. Ptarmicoidei

|authority=(House) Semple & Gandhi

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Aster sect. Ptarmicoidei House
Oligoneuron Small
Solidago ser. Corymbosae (Torrey & A. Gray) O. Hoffmann
Solidago subg. Oligoneuron (Small) House
Unamia Greene

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Solidago sect. Ptarmicoidei is a section of flowering plants in the genus Solidago. They are sometimes considered a separate genus: Oligoneuron. Like related species they are known as goldenrods. This section contains seven species of perennial herbs, all native to North America. They are distinguished from other goldenrods by their corymbiform flowerheads, which are flat or rounded in profile and about as broad as tall or broader, for which they are sometimes called flat-topped goldenrods.

Species

The following seven species are included in Solidago sect. Ptarmicoidei:

Solidago houghtonii Torrey & A. Gray – Houghton's goldenrod
Solidago nitida Torrey & A. Gray – shiny goldenrod
Solidago ohioensis Riddell – Ohio goldenrod
Solidago ptarmicoides (Torrey & A. Gray) B. Boivin – stiff aster
Solidago riddellii Frank – Riddell's goldenrod
Solidago rigida Linnaeus – stiff goldenrod
Solidago vossii J.S.Pringle & Laureto – Voss's goldenrod

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|Solidago ptarmicoides Arkansas.jpg|Solidago ptarmicoides

|Solidago riddellii imported from iNaturalist photo 49332142 on 18 February 2020.jpg|Solidago riddellii

|Oligoneuron rigidum EPA-1.jpg|Solidago rigida

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Named hybrids among members of the section include:

Solidago × bernardii B.Boivin (S. ptarmicoides and S. riddellii) – creamy aster
Solidago × maheuxii B.Boivin (S. riddellii and S. rigida var. humilis)
Solidago × lutescens (Lindl. ex DC.) B.Boivin (S. ptarmicoides and S. rigida) – yellow upland goldenrod
Solidago × krotkovii B.Boivin (S. ohioense and S. ptarmicoides) – Krotkov's goldenrod

References

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{{eFloras|1|316945|Solidago Linnaeus sect. Ptarmicoidei (House) Semple & Gandhi |last1=Semple |first=J. C. |last2=Cook |first2=R. E.|accessdate=8 January 2020}}

{{cite book |last1=Wilhelm |first1=Gerould |last2=Rericha |first2=Laura |date=2017 |title=Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis |publisher=Indiana Academy of Sciences}}

{{cite web |title=Solidago × maheuxii B.Boivin |url=http://ipni.org/n/287817-2 |website=ipni.org |publisher=International Plant Names Index |accessdate=8 January 2020}}

{{cite web |title=Solidago |url=https://michiganflora.net/genus.aspx?id=Solidago |website=michiganflora.net |accessdate=8 January 2020}}{{PLANTS |id=OLIGO3 |taxon=Oligoneuron |accessdate=8 January 2020}}

{{cite journal |last1=Laureto |first1=P. |last2=Pringle |first2=J. S. |title=Solidago vossii (Asteraceae), a new species of goldenrod from northern Michigan |journal=The Michigan Botanist |date=2010 |volume=49 |s2cid=80958731 |url=https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/dfd1/c35feec8b5d47c83e5ffe5aae266922b0cd8.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228015419/https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/dfd1/c35feec8b5d47c83e5ffe5aae266922b0cd8.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-02-28 |accessdate=8 January 2020}}

{{cite web |vauthors=Brouillet L, Desmet P, Coursol F, Meades SJ, Favreau M, Anions M, Bélisle P, Gendreau C, Shorthouse D, etal |date=2010 |title=Solidago sect. Ptarmicoidei Linnaeus

|url=https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/taxon/23424 |website=Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN) |accessdate=7 January 2020}}

{{citation |last=Weakley |first=Alan S. |authorlink=Alan S. Weakley |title=Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, working draft of 20 August 2018 |date=2018 |publisher=University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill}}

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Category:Flora of Northern America

Category:Plant sections