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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.152450
Element CodePDAST8P0X0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusSolidago
Other Common Namesearly goldenrod (EN) Verge d'or jonciforme (FR)
Concept ReferenceKartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic CommentsSolidago juncea is treated by Kartesz (1999) as a species without infraspecific taxa. LEM 31Dec00.
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2025-08-04
Change Date1984-09-06
Edition Date2025-08-04
Edition AuthorsN. Ventrella (2025)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank ReasonsSolidago juncea is a perennial forb occurring in woodlands, sandy soils, disturbed sites, and fields of eastern North America, from Manitoba east to Nova Scotia, Canada, and Maine south to Georgia, west to Louisiana, and north to Minnesota in the United States. There are over 1,500 estimated occurrences of this species, which are potentially threatened by development, rights-of-way construction and maintenance, invasive species, and other threats in some places. Little is known about threats and trends, but with a large range extent, large number of occurrences, abundant habitat, and broad habitat preferences, Solidago juncea is considered secure.
Range Extent CommentsSolidago juncea occurs in eastern North America, from Manitoba east to Nova Scotia, Canada, and Maine south to Georgia, west to Louisiana, and north to Minnesota in the United States (FNA 2006, Weakley and the Southeastern Flora Team 2025). Range extent was estimated to be over 4 million square kilometers using herbarium specimens, photo-based observations, and NatureServe Network occurrence data collected between 1994 and 2025 (GBIF 2025, iNaturalist 2025, NatureServe 2025, RARECAT 2025, SEINet 2025).
Occurrences CommentsBy applying a 1 km separation distance to herbarium specimens, photo-based observations, and NatureServe Network occurrence data documented between 1994 and 2025, it is estimated that there are more than 1,500 occurrences rangewide (GBIF 2025, iNaturalist 2025, NatureServe 2025, RARECAT 2025, SEINet 2025).
Threat Impact CommentsAlthough threats are not widely documented, Solidago juncea is potentially threatened by conversion of habitat to agriculture or pasture in the Ozarks region of the southeastern United States, development, rights-of-way construction and maintenance, invasive species, and other threats in some places. However, their overall impact is likely negligible given the species' broad range, large number of occurrences, tolerance of disturbance, and affinity for typically abundant habitats.