Solidago wrightii

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|genus = Solidago

|species = wrightii

|authority = A.Gray 1880

|synonyms_ref = [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-35156 The Plant List, Solidago wrightii A.Gray ]

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  • Aster brittonii Kuntze
  • Solidago bigelovii A.Gray
  • Solidago bigelovii var. wrightii (A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Solidago wrightii var. adenophora S.F.Blake

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Solidago wrightii, commonly known as Wright's goldenrod,{{PLANTS|id=SOWR|taxon=Solidago wrightii|accessdate=19 November 2015}} is a North American species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae. It grows in northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, Coahuila) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, western Texas, and the Oklahoma Panhandle).[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Solidago%20wrightii.png Biota of North America 2014 county distribution map][https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13168080#page/41/mode/1up Nesom, Guy L. 1989. Phytologia 67(2): 147]

Solidago wrightii is a perennial herb up to 110 cm (44 inches) tall, with a woody underground caudex and rhizomes. One plant can produce as many as 140 small yellow flower heads in a large, rounded array at the top of the plant.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067585 Flora of North America, Solidago wrightii A. Gray, 1881. Wright’s goldenrod ]

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