Solidago juliae, known as Julia's goldenrod, is a plant native to central and western Texas (trans-Pecos and Edwards Plateau regions), as well as southern Arizona, Chihuahua, Coahuila and Nuevo León. It occurs in grasslands, woodlands, and on freshwater shores.Guy L. 1989 Phytologia. 67: 441-450. 1989. includes Texas distribution map on page 446Flora of North America, Solidago juliae G. L. Nesom, 1989. Julia’s goldenrod Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapUniversity of Waterloo (Canada), Asteraceae lab, Solidago juliae includes photos and distribution map
Solidago juliae is a perennial herb sometimes as much as 250 cm (100 inches or 8 1/3 feet) tall. One plant can produce as many as 950 yellowflower heads, borne in a large showy panicle at the top of the plant. Each head contains 9-15 ray florets surrounding 5-9 disc florets.
Species is named for Julia Wells Nesom.Julia's page includes photos of the plant in the wild, plus photo of type specimen at University of Texas herbarium
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External links Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Kerr County in Texas in 1989 by Guy L. Nesom and Julia Nesom, isotype of Solidago juliae Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Chihuahua in 1852