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Solidago hispida

Muhl. ex Willd.

Hairy Goldenrod

G5Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149071
Element CodePDAST8P0V0
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 Names
hairy goldenrod (EN) Verge d'or hispide (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.
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 Reasons
Solidago hispida is a perennial forb occurring in forests, woodland edges, disturbed areas, fields, dunes, meadows, open woods, sandy deposits, and rocky outcrops of eastern North America, from Newfoundland west to Saskatchewan, Canada, south to Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, and South Dakota in the United States. There are over 1,200 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 hispida is considered secure.
Range Extent Comments
Solidago hispida occurs in eastern North America, from Newfoundland west to Saskatchewan, Canada, south to Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, and South Dakota in the United States (FNA 2006, Weakley and the Southeastern Flora Team 2025). Range extent was estimated using herbarium specimens, NatureServe Network occurrence data, and photo-based observations collected between 1994 and 2025 (GBIF 2025, iNaturalist 2025, NatureServe 2025, RARECAT 2025, SEINet 2025). See each of the varieties for more information.
Occurrences Comments
By 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 1,200 occurrences rangewide (GBIF 2025, iNaturalist 2025, NatureServe 2025, RARECAT 2025, SEINet 2025).
Threat Impact Comments
Although threats are not widely documented, Solidago hispida is potentially threatened by development, rights-of-way construction and maintenance, invasive species, and other threats in some places. However, they are considered negligible given the broad range and large number of occurrences of the species and its somewhat flexible and abundant habitat.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Solidago hispida occurs in dry rocky forests, woodland edges, "sandy and gravelly soils, disturbed areas, fields, dunes, meadows, open woods, sandy deposits near streams and lakes, [and] rocky outcrops" from 0-1000 m in elevation (FNA 2006).

Reproduction

Solidago hispida produces flowers from August through October (FNA 2006).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandForest EdgeGrassland/herbaceousSand/duneBare rock/talus/scree
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecSNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS1Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
OhioSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
North CarolinaS1Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
District of ColumbiaS1Yes
IndianaS3Yes
PennsylvaniaSUYes
VirginiaS3Yes
New YorkS4Yes
DelawareSUYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
MarylandS3Yes
VermontSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
West VirginiaS3Yes
IowaS3Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MassachusettsS1Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
Unknown/undetermined———

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Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Arkansas (3)
AreaForestAcres
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
Little BlakelyOuachita National Forest3,342
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ripple HollowShawnee National Forest3,788
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Wood LakeSuperior National Forest596
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Laurel ForkGeorge Washington National Forest9,967
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
References (8)
  1. 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.
  2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2025. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) data portal. Online. Available: https://www.gbif.org/ (accessed 2025).
  3. iNaturalist. 2025. Online. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2025).
  4. 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.
  5. NatureServe. 2025. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.
  6. <p>NatureServe's Rapid Analysis of Rarity and Endangerment Conservation Assessment Tool (RARECAT). 2025. Version: 2.1.1 (released April 04, 2025).</p>
  7. Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2025. Collections Databases. Online. Available: https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2025).
  8. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2025. Flora of the southeastern United States Web App. Edition of February 18, 2025. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Online. Available: https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu (accessed 2025).