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Solidago ulmifolia

Muhl. ex Willd.

Elmleaf Goldenrod

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1287974
Element CodePDAST8P4K0
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
elmleaf goldenrod (EN) Verge d'or à feuilles d'orme (FR)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
The concept of Solidago ulmifolia Muhl. ex Willd. applied here excludes S. ulmifolia var. microphylla A. Gray. Solidago ulmifolia var. microphylla has generally been considered to be a distinct species, Solidago delicatula Small occurring in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, western Louisiana, and disjunct in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle (Cronquist 1980, Flora of North America Editorial Committee 2006, Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2023). Analysis by Beck et al. (2021) found S. ulmifolia var. palmeri Cronquist not actually distinct from S. ulmifolia var. ulmifolia, but confirmed Solidago delicatula Small to be distinct at the species level (Beck et al. 2021, Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2023).
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2023-10-23
Change Date1984-09-06
Edition Date2023-10-23
Edition AuthorsNordman, C. (2023).
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
Elmleaf Goldenrod (Solidago ulmifolia) occurs in eastern North America, from New England and Ontario, south to north Florida, and west to southeastern Minnesota, eastern Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. It is estimated there more than 900 occurrences rangewide. Threats include fragmentation and loss of habitat due to residential development and urbanization, and competition from invasive exotic species.
Range Extent Comments
Elmleaf Goldenrod (Solidago ulmifolia) occurs in eastern North America, from New England and Ontario, south to north Florida, and west to southeastern Minnesota, eastern Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. It has been reported from Nova Scotia, and is considered extirpated from Maine. Range extent was estimated to be 2.9 million square kilometers, using herbarium specimens and photo-based observations documented between 1992 and 2023 (Flora of North America Editorial Committee 2006, GBIF 2023, iNaturalist 2023, NatureServe 2023, SEINet 2023, Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2023).
Occurrences Comments
By applying a 1 km separation distance to herbarium records and photo-based observations documented between 1992 and 2023, it is estimated that there more than 900 occurrences rangewide (GBIF 2023, iNaturalist 2023, SEINet 2023).
Threat Impact Comments
Threats include fragmentation and loss of habitat due to residential development and urbanization, and competition from invasive exotic species.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Rocky forests and dry woodlands, especially on mafic and calcareous substrates, at elevations of 0 to 700 meters, in Florida occurs in moist hammocks (Flora of North America Editorial Committee 2006, Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2023).

Reproduction

Flowers and fruits from August to October (Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2023).
Terrestrial Habitats
Woodland - HardwoodWoodland - ConiferWoodland - Mixed
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN1
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS1Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MichiganSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
New JerseySNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
OhioSNRYes
NebraskaS4Yes
KansasSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
GeorgiaS2Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
VermontS1Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MaineSXYes
MissouriSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
DelawareS2Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
IowaS5Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
South CarolinaSNANo
IndianaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
1 - Residential & commercial developmentSmall (1-10%)Serious or 31-70% pop. declineHigh (continuing)
1.1 - Housing & urban areasSmall (1-10%)Serious or 31-70% pop. declineHigh (continuing)
8 - Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseasesRestricted (11-30%)Moderate or 11-30% pop. declineHigh (continuing)
8.1 - Invasive non-native/alien species/diseasesRestricted (11-30%)Moderate or 11-30% pop. declineHigh (continuing)

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Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Arkansas (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainOuachita National Forest1,910
Blue MountainOuachita National Forest9,755
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ripple HollowShawnee National Forest3,788
Indiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mogan RidgeHoosier National Forest8,435
References (9)
  1. Beck, J.B., M.L. Markley, M.G. Zielke, J.R. Thomas, H.J. Hale, L.D. Williams, and M.G. Johnson. 2021. Are Palmer's Elm-Leaf Goldenrod and the Smooth Elm-Leaf Goldenrod real? The Angiosperms353 Kit provides within-species signal in <i>Solidago ulmifolia</i> s.l. Systematic Botany 46: 1107-1113.
  2. Cronquist, A. 1980. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States. Vol. 1. Asteraceae. Univ. North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill. 261 pp.
  3. 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.
  4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2023. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) data portal. Online. Available: https://www.gbif.org/ (accessed 2023).
  5. iNaturalist. 2023. Online. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2023).
  6. 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.
  7. NatureServe. 2023. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.
  8. Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2023. Collections Databases. Online. Available: https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2023).
  9. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.