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Solidago lepida DC.[FNA20, HC2]
western Canada goldenrod

Publication: Prodr. 5: 339. 1836.

Origin: Native

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Notes: FNA20: "Solidago lepida is the only member of subsect. Triplinerviae that is nearly always minutely, sometimes sparsely, stipitate-glandular in the arrays. These glands can be very small and visible only with 30–70× magnification. The enlarged head of the stalked gland may be little bigger than a pollen grain. The species occurs in the west from the Aleutian Islands and central Alaska south just into northern California, and in the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico. Its range extends across Canada to Newfoundland, the Gaspé (Quebec), and northern New Brunswick. It also appears to be introduced at scattered locations across the Canadian prairies."

Infraspecies:

var. lepida [FNA20, HC2]
western Canada goldenrod
var. salebrosa (Piper) Semple [FNA20, HC2]
Canada goldenrod, meadow goldenrod, Rocky Mountains Canada goldenrod

Last updated 11/17/2020 by David Giblin.

Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Solidago canadensis L. var. lepida (DC.) Cronquist
Solidago canadensis L. var. subserrata (DC.) Cronquist[HC]