Solidago caesia, commonly named blue-stemmed goldenrod, wreath goldenrod,Missouri Botanical Garden Gardening Help, Solidago caesia or woodland goldenrod, is a flowering plant native to North America.
Description Key identification features include a dark, wiry, blue or purple stem, and flower heads in the leaf axils instead of in a large array at the top of the plant.Flora of North America, Solidago caesia Linnaeus 1753. Blue-stem or woodland or wreath goldenrod , verge d’or bleuâtre Prefers medium to part shade, and can often be found in wooded areas.
Distribution It grows in the central and eastern parts of the continent from Manitoba east to New Brunswick, south as far as Florida and eastern Texas.United States Department of Agriculture Plants ProfileBiota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
Galls This species is host to the following insect induced galls: Asphondylia silva Asteromyia carbonifera (Osten Sacken, 1862) Gnorimoschema gallaeasterella (Kellicott, 1878)
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