Summary
Solidago ulmifolia, commonly known as elmleaf goldenrod,[2] is a North American species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae. It is found in Canada (Ontario and Nova Scotia) and the eastern and central United States (from Maine west to Minnesota, south as far as Texas and the Florida Panhandle).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Solidago |
| Species: | S. ulmifolia
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| Solidago ulmifolia | |
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Its natural habitat is thin woodlands and bluffs, often over calcareous substrates.[4] In Florida, it is found in moist hammock communities. This species is found in both high quality and degraded habitats, such as the shaded edges of lawns and old fields.[5][6]
Description edit
Solidago ulmifolia is a perennial herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall, with a woody underground caudex. One plant can produce as many as 150 small yellow flower heads in a large, open, branching array at the top of the plant.[7] Flowering occurs in late summer and fall.[4]
Galls edit
This species is host to the following insect induced galls:
- Epiblema scudderiana (Clemens, 1860)
- Eurosta solidaginis (Fitch, 1855)
- Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis (Fitch, 1855)
- Gnorimoschema salinaris Busck, 1911
- Calycomyza solidaginis Kaltenbach, 1869[8]
external link to gallformers
Taxonomy edit
Two varieties of Solidago ulmifolia are currently recognized. They are:[7][6]
- Solidago ulmifolia var. palmeri - with pubescent stems; primarily of the Ozarks of Arkansas and Missouri, disjunct in Mississippi.[9]
- Solidago ulmifolia var. ulmifolia - with glabrous stems; widespread in eastern North America.
References edit
- ^ The Plant List, Solidago ulmifolia Muhl. ex Willd.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago ulmifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ a b Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
- ^ Solidago ulmifolia IllinoisWildflowers
- ^ a b Yatskievych, George (2006). Flora of Missouri, Volume 2. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 146.
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Solidago ulmifolia Muhlenberg ex Willdenow, 1803. Elm-leaf goldenrod
- ^ Kaltenbach, J.H. (1869). "Die deutschen Phytophagen aus der Klasse der Insekten [concl.]". Verh. Naturh. Ver. Preuss. Rheinl. 26 (3, 6): 106–224.
- ^ Asteraceae Lab at the University of Waterloo by John Semple