Solidago odora

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Solidago odora
File:Solidago odora Arkansas.jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species:
S. odora
Binomial name
Solidago odora
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy
  • Aster odorus (Aiton) Kuntze 1791 not All. 1785
  • Solidago odora var. inodora A.Gray
  • Solidago suaveolens Schöpf
  • Aster commutatus Kuntze 1891 not (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray 1884
  • Solidago chapmanii Torr. & A.Gray
  • Solidago odora var. chapmanii (A.Gray) Cronquist

Solidago odora, the sweet goldenrod, anisescented goldenrod or fragrant goldenrod, is a North American species of goldenrod within the family Asteraceae.[3] The plant is native to the United States and Mexico, found in every coastal state from Veracruz to New Hampshire and as far inland as Ohio, Missouri, and Oklahoma.[4] It flowers from July through October.

It can be found in habitats such as live oak woodlands, loblolly pine-sweetgum stands, and slashpine savannas.[5]

Subspecies include:[6][7][8]

  • Solidago odora subsp. odora - most of species range
  • Solidago odora subsp. chapmanii (Gray) Semple - Florida and Southern Georgia only

As a traditional medicine, Solidago odora has a variety of ethnobotanical uses, especially by the Cherokee.[9]

The leaves, which smell of licorice when crushed, can be made into a tea.[10]

Galls

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This species is host to the following insect-induced galls:

References

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  2. ^ The Plant List, Solidago odora Aiton
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  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ^ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Travis MacClendon, Karen MacClendon, B. Boothe, M. Boothe, Bian Tan, Brenda Herring, Jame Amoroso, Loran C. Anderson, Gwynn W. Ramsey, R.K. Godfrey, R. S. Mitchell, Paul L. Redfearn, Jr., Angus Gholson, George R. Cooley, Richard J. Eaton, James D. Ray, Jr., R L Lazor, V. I. Sullivan, A. F. Clewell, R. Kral, H. E. Grelen, Gary R. Knight, R. A. Norris, R. Komarek, Cecil R Slaughter, S. W. Leonard, R. E. Perdue, Jr., Richard D. Houk, James D. Ray, Jr., Olga Lakela, Jackie Patman, Melanie R. Darst. States and Counties: Florida: Alachua, Calhoun, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hernando, Highland, Hillsborough, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Marion, Martin, Okaloosa, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Santa Roasa, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Suwannee, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, Washington. Georgia: Camden, Grady, Thomas.
  6. ^ Flora of North America, Solidago odora Aiton, 1789. Anise-scented or fragrant or sweet goldenrod
  7. ^ Integrated Taxonomy Information System ITIS Accessed Sept 28, 2014.
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