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Solidago mollis

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Ground Goldenrod

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155645

Element CodePDAST8P110

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusSolidago

Other Common Names

Soft Goldenrod (EN) Velvety Goldenrod (EN) velvety goldenrod (EN) Verge d'or veloutée (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, 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 Comments

FNA (vol. 20, 2006) does not distinguish infrataxa in Solidago mollis. "S. mollis is quite variable in array shape, which ranges from compact club-shaped to elongate pyramid-shaped, the apex leaning to one side. Plants with narrower, more sparsely strigose leaves that are similar in appearance to those of S. radula but are not scabrous have been treated as S. mollis var. angustata Shinners. Those occur in Oklahoma and Texas" (FNA vol. 20, 2006).

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-16

Change Date1986-12-18

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes
Manitoba	S3	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Texas	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	S3	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Iowa	SNR	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Utah	S1	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
Wyoming	S3	Yes
Kansas	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Ryan Hill	Cibola National Forest	34,201

References (3)

Coffin, B., and L. Pfannmuller, editors. 1988. Minnesota's endangered flora and fauna. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 473 pp.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 20. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 7: Asteraceae, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 666 pp.
Kartesz, 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.