familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Astereae
genusSolidago
sectionSolidago sect. Solidago
subsectionSolidago subsect. Humiles
speciesSolidago simplex
varietySolidago simplex var. simplex

Solidago simplex var. simplex

John C. Semple, Rachel E. Cook
Common names: Mountain or decumbent goldenrod verge d’or simple
Endemic
Synonyms: Aster bonplandii Kuntze Aster confertiflorus (de Candolle) Kuntze Solidago aureola Greene Solidago decumbens Greene Solidago decumbens var. oreophila A. Gray Solidago glutinosa Aiton Solidago multiradiata var. neomexicana (A. Gray) Cronquist Solidago neomexicana Rydberg Solidago oreophila de Candolle Solidago spathulata subsp. glutinosa (Nuttall) D. D. Keck Solidago spathulata var. neomexicana (de Candolle) Kurtz Solidago vespertina Solidago virgaurea var. confertiflora
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 114. Mentioned on page 113.

Plants (5–) 17–44 (–78) cm, usually more than 13 cm. Leaves: basal and proximalmost cauline usually spatulate, rarely broadly elliptic, bases gradually attenuated to winged petioles, margins weakly crenate; cauline 5–16, (5–) 12.5–47 (–90) × (0.7–) 2–7 (–13) mm. Phyllaries: shortest 1–2.3 (–3.9) mm. Disc-florets: corollas (3.3–) 4–4.8 (–5.6) mm. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Sep (occasionally spring, British Columbia, Washington).
Habitat: Alpine slopes, rocky seepage slopes, montane forest meadows, rolling grasslands, dry prairies, coulee margins, rocky riverbanks and lakeshores, roadsides, disturbed areas
Elevation: 0–3000+ m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Man., N.W.T., Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Ariz., Colo., Idaho, Mich., Minn., Mont., N.Mex., N.Dak., Oreg., S.Dak., Utah, Wash., W.Va., Wyo., Mexico

Discussion

Variety simplex is found in western North America and is disjunct along the shores of the upper Great Lakes and in southern Quebec. Its presence in extreme southwestern Nunavut is unconfirmed but is possible.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
18 +
Anther base shape
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Apex fusion
distinct +
Apex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Apex pubescence
glabrous +
Apex shape
acute;obtuse +
Apex size
subequal +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage quantity
0 +
Apical appendage shape
usually triangular +  and linear +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendage shape
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
Array architecture
thyrsiform +, paniculiform +, racemiform +  and wand-shaped +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
John C. Semple +  and Rachel E. Cook +
Authority
Kunth in A. von Humboldt et al. +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Basal and proximalmost cauline leaf arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Basal and proximalmost cauline leaf shape
spatulate +
Basal leaf architecture
not 3-nerved +
Basal leaf life cycle
withering +
Basal leaf presence
absent +
Basal leaf size
largest +
Base duration
not persisting +
Base shape
attenuated +
Basionyms
Humiles +
Blade architecture
compound +  and simple +
Blade atypical length
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (16 cm160 mm <br />0.16 m <br />) +
Blade atypical width
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (5.6 cm56 mm <br />0.056 m <br />) +
Blade length
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Blade shape
lanceolate;linear +
Blade size
reduced +
Blade width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
Body architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Body architecture or shape
ribbed +
Body relief
rugulose +  and muricate +
Bracteole arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Bracteole quantity
few +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch pubescence
glabrate +  and strigillose +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellate +
Bristle length or size
longer +
Bristle pappus duration
persistent +
Bristle quantity
25;45 +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Caudex architecture
branching +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline leaf atypical length
4.7 cm47 mm <br />0.047 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf atypical width
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf length
1.25 cm12.5 mm <br />0.0125 m <br /> (4.7 cm47 mm <br />0.047 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf quantity
5 (?) +  and 16 (?) +
Cauline leaf width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (?) +
Common name
Mountain or decumbent goldenrod +  and verge d’or simple +
Corolla architecture
not 2-lipped +  and actinomorphic +
Corolla atypical some measurement
0.48 cm4.8 mm <br />0.0048 m <br /> (0.56 cm5.6 mm <br />0.0056 m <br />) +
Corolla coloration
yellow +  and white +
Corolla presence
absent +
Corolla size
ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.48 cm4.8 mm <br />0.0048 m <br />) +
Cypsela architecture
monomorphic +
Cypsela architecture or shape
beaked +, 2-ribbed +  and 5-ribbed +
Cypsela growth form
dimorphic +
Cypsela pubescence
strigillose +
Cypsela shape
obconic +
Cypsela some measurement
1.9mm;3.2mm +
Disc-floret atypical quantity
35 (60) +
Disc-floret quantity
6 (31) +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distribution
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.W.T. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Alaska +, Ariz. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mont. +, N.Mex. +, N.Dak. +, Oreg. +, S.Dak. +, Utah +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wyo. +  and Mexico +
Elevation
0–3000+ m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face architecture
3-nerved +
Face coating
resinous +
Face position or shape
distal +
Face pubescence
stipitate-glandular +, puberulent +, pilose +, glabrous +, glabrous or +  and sparsely densely scabrous strigillose or villous +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
Floret atypical quantity
5;15 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
1;5 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Habitat
Alpine slopes, rocky seepage slopes, montane forest meadows, rolling grasslands, dry prairies, coulee margins, rocky riverbanks and lakeshores, roadsides, disturbed areas +
Head architecture
not secund +
Head architecture or arrangement
radiate +
Head architecture or shape
discoid +
Head arrangement
singly +
Head atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head quantity
3;150 +
Head reproduction
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Marjorie C. Leggitt +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Inner phyllarie shape
obtuse +  and linear-oblong +
Inner series length
clavate +
Involucre length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
campanulate +
Involucre some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Involucre width
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Lamina length
2mm;5mm +
Lamina width
0.7mm;0.9mm +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Leaf position or shape
distal +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Lobe atypical some measurement
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Lobe orientation
erect;spreading +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
triangular +  and narrowly lanceolate +
Lobe some measurement
? (?) +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +  and sparsely serrate +
Margin coating
resinous +
Margin shape
crenate +
Margin texture
scarious +
Mid and distal leaf architecture
sessile +
Mid series shape
attenuate +
Midnerve coloration or reflectance
translucent +
Midnerve quantity
2 (5) +
Midnerve shape
linear-lanceolate +  and oblong or ovate +
Midnerve size
unequal +  and rarely subequal +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Outer phyllarie shape
Acute (Ovate) +
Outer scale quantity
2 +
Outer scale shape
setiform +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pappus bristle quantity
2 +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Pappus some measurement
0.19 cm1.9 mm <br />0.0019 m <br /> (0.52 cm5.2 mm <br />0.0052 m <br />) +
Peduncle pubescence
glabrate +  and sparsely strigillose +
Peduncle some measurement
0.31 cm3.1 mm <br />0.0031 m <br /> (1.03 cm10.3 mm <br />0.0103 m <br />) +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Peripheral floret presence
absent +
Peripheral floret quantity
In 1 (3+ series) +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petiole architecture
winged +
Petiole duration
not persisting +
Phenology
Flowering Jul–Sep (occasionally spring, British Columbia, Washington). +
Phyllarie architecture
1-nerved +
Phyllarie atypical some measurement
0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br /> (0.39 cm3.9 mm <br />0.0039 m <br />) +
Phyllarie coating
resinous +
Phyllarie coloration or pubescence or relief
not striate +
Phyllarie duration
persistent +
Phyllarie fusion
distinct +
Phyllarie height or length
shortest +
Phyllarie life cycle
falling +
Phyllarie pubescence
stipitate-glandular +
Phyllarie quantity
10 (35) +
Phyllarie size
unequal +
Phyllarie some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br />) +
Phyllarie texture
Herbaceous (Chartaceous or scarious) +
Plant fragility
robust +
Proximal blade architecture
3-nerved +
Proximal blade shape
ovate-oblanceolate +
Proximalmost cauline leaf architecture
petiolate +
Proximalmost cauline leaf life cycle
flowering +
Proximalmost cauline leaf presence
absent +
Publication title
in A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. +
Publication year
1818 +  and 1820 +
Ray-floret architecture
pistillate +
Ray-floret atypical quantity
15 (24) +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
7 (16) +
Ray-floret reproduction
fertile +
Receptacle architecture
epaleate +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle relief
pitted +
Receptacle shape
convex +
Reference
None +
Rhizome texture
woody +
Rib pubescence
strigillose +  and glabrous +
Rib quantity
8 +  and 10 +
Ridge coloration
dark +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Series quantity
3 +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V19-20-21/V20 220.xml +
Special status
Endemic +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
branched +
Stem orientation
ascending +  and erect +
Stem pubescence
strigose +  and glabrous +
Stem quantity
1 +  and 10 +
Style-branch appendage shape
triangular +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +  and smooth +
Synonyms
Aster bonplandii +, Aster confertiflorus +, Solidago aureola +, Solidago decumbens +, Solidago decumbens var. oreophila +, Solidago glutinosa +, Solidago multiradiata var. neomexicana +, Solidago neomexicana +, Solidago oreophila +, Solidago spathulata subsp. glutinosa +, Solidago spathulata var. neomexicana +, Solidago vespertina +  and Solidago virgaurea var. confertiflora +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Solidago simplex var. simplex +
Taxon parent
Solidago simplex +
Taxon rank
variety +
Terminal branch architecture
racemiform +
Terminal branch arrangement
cluster +
Terminal branch height or length or size
short +
Terminal branch position
axillary +
Terminal plant architecture
racemiform +
Terminal plant arrangement
cluster +
Terminal plant height or length or size
short +
Terminal plant position
axillary +
Terminal plant shape
elongate +
Tube height or length or size
shorter +
Vasculature duration
not persisting +
Volume
Volume 20 +
Whole-organism atypical some measurement
100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br /> (200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br />) +
Whole-organism duration
perennial +
Whole-organism some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
Whole organism atypical some measurement
44 cm440 mm <br />0.44 m <br /> (78 cm780 mm <br />0.78 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism some measurement
17cm (44cm) +
X chromosome quantity
9 +