Common Name:
narrowleaf
goldenrod
Common Name Synonyms:
grass-leaved goldenrod, lance-leaved goldenrod
Scientific Name:
Solidago graminifolia
Family Name:
Asteraceae (Compositae)
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Aster or Sunflower Family
Life Cycle
native perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes
Stems
upright, much branched, smooth to pubescent
Leaves
alternate, linear to narrowly lanceolate, 3 to 5 parallel veins, margins entire and rough, smooth above, fine pubescent below, lower leaves deciduous by flowering
Flowers
heads of golden yellow disk (tubulate) and ray (ligulate) florets; flat-topped corymb