Solidago spectabilis

(D. C. Eaton) A. Gray

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 17: 193. 1882.

Common names: Basin or Nevada goldenrod
Endemic
Basionym: Solidago guiradonis var. spectabilis D. C. Eaton in S. Watson, Botany (Fortieth Parallel), 154. 1871
Synonyms: Aster rothrockii Kuntze
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 142. Mentioned on page 140, 143.

Plants 40–200 cm; rhizomes creeping, thick. Stems 1–10+, erect, proximally glabrous, glabrous or sparsely villoso-strigose in arrays; often with short fascicles in axils of mid to distal cauline leaves. Leaves: rosettes present at flowering; basal and proximal tapering to winged petioles, blades oblanceolate, 70–210 × 8–28 mm, somewhat fleshy (fresh), margins entire, sometimes shallowly crenate or serrate distally, sometimes undulate, apices acute, mucronate or attenuate, glabrous; mid and distal cauline not crowded, sessile, blades lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 10–120 × 5–16 mm, reduced distally, margins entire. Heads 60–100, in thyrsiform-paniculiform arrays, sometimes secund apically, (3.5–) 6–26 (–60) x 4–10 (–15) cm, branches ascending to arching. Peduncles 2–8 mm, glabrous or sparsely strigose; bracteoles 0–4. Involucres narrowly campanulate, 3–4 mm. Phyllaries in 3–4 series, outer narrowly ovate to lanceolate (1.5–3 × 0.4–1 mm), unequal, obtuse to acuminate. Ray-florets (5–) 11–15; laminae 1.5–3.5 × 0.5–0.75 mm. Disc-florets 8–22; corollas 2.5–4.5 mm, lobes 1–1.5 mm. Cypselae (narrowly obconic) 1.5–2.5 mm (ribs 5–8, broad, lighter than body), sparsely strigose; pappi 3–4 mm. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Bogs, seepage areas at higher elevations, streamsides in desert at proximal elevations, tolerant of alkaline meadows and hot springs
Elevation: 300–2600 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Calif., Idaho, Nev., Oreg., Utah.

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Solidago spectabilis"
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
distinct +
attenuate;mucronate;acute +
subequal +
scarious +
usually triangular +  and linear +
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
thyrsiform-paniculiform +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
John C. Semple +  and Rachel E. Cook +
(D. C. Eaton) A. Gray +
not persisting +
decurrent +
Solidago guiradonis var. spectabilis +
compound +  and simple +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
lanceolate;linear-lanceolate +
reduced +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
rugulose +  and muricate +
ascending;arching +
Basin or Nevada goldenrod +
not 2-lipped +  and actinomorphic +
yellow +  and white +
ampliate +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
beaked +, 2-ribbed +  and 5-ribbed +
compressed +, narrowly obconic +  and cylindric +
fertile +  and bisexual +
fertile +  and bisexual +
usually much larger +
Ariz. +, Calif. +, Idaho +, Nev. +, Oreg. +  and Utah. +
300–2600 m +
resinous +
stipitate-glandular +, puberulent +, pilose +, glabrous +, glabrous or +  and sparsely densely scabrous strigillose or villous +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Bogs, seepage areas at higher elevations, streamsides in desert at proximal elevations, tolerant of alkaline meadows and hot springs +
26 cm260 mm <br />0.26 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
indeterminate +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (26 cm260 mm <br />0.26 m <br />) +
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
cone--shaped +, wand +  and club-shaped +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
each +  and sessile +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
campanulate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
1.5mm;3.5mm +
0.5mm;0.75mm +
not crowded +
cauline +, mid +, proximal +  and basal +
tapering +
erect;spreading +
triangular +  and narrowly lanceolate +
undulate +, serrate +  and crenate +
linear-lanceolate +  and oblong or ovate +
unequal +  and rarely subequal +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
strigose +  and glabrous +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
not persisting +
Flowering Jul–Oct. +
ovate-oblanceolate +
ascending +  and spreading +
petiolate +  and attenuate-subpetiolate +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
strigillose +  and glabrous +
8 +  and 10 +
exalbuminous +
villoso-strigose +  and glabrous +
1 +  and 10 +
appendaged +  and truncate +
papillate +  and smooth +
Aster rothrockii +
Solidago spectabilis +
Solidago subsect. Junceae +
species +
not persisting +
100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br /> (200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br />) +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +