Solidago leavenworthii, or Leavenworth's goldenrod, is a species of herbaceous perennial plants of the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the southeastern U.S. from Florida north to Georgia and the Carolinas.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapUniversity of Waterloo (Canada), Astereae Lab, Solidago leavenworthii Leavenworth's GoldenrodAlabama Plant AtlasAtlas of Florida Vascular PlantsSouth Carolling Plant Atlas
Solidago leavenworthii is a perennial herb up to 210 cm (80 inches or 6 2/3 feet) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Leaves are crowded together, with as many as 80 leaves on one stem, though none gathered around the base of the stalk as in some related species. One plant can produce as many as 350 small yellow flower heads in a tall, branching array at the top of the plant.Flora of North America, Solidago leavenworthii Torrey & A. Gray, 1842. Leavenworth’s goldenrod
The plant, which normally grows roughly tall with a 5% latex yield, was adapted by Thomas Edison through cross-breeding to produce plants twice the size and with a latex yield of 12%.Growing American Rubber by Mark Finlay. Galls This species is host to the following insect induced galls: Rhopalomyia capitata Felt, 1908 (spring and summer generations)
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