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Solidago arguta

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Cutleaf Goldenrod

G5Secure Found in 10 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156081
Element CodePDAST8P030
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
Atlantic goldenrod (EN) Atlantic Goldenrod (EN) Verge d'or à dents pointues (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
This treatment of Solidago arguta follows Kartesz (1994) which included S. tarda as indistinct. FNA (2006, vol. 21) recognizes them as distinct species.
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2025-01-29
Change Date1984-09-06
Edition Date2025-01-29
Edition AuthorsSoteropoulos (2025)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
This taxon is a wide-spread perennial herb in woodlands and forests occurring in eastern North America from Ontario, Canada and Maine, United States south to Florida and Texas. Threats potentially include development, rights-of-way maintenance, logging, recreational activities, and invasive species. Little is known about trends, but with a large range extent and large number of occurrences, abundant habitat, broad habitat preferences, and no obvious intrinsic vulnerabilities, this taxon is considered secure.
Range Extent Comments
This taxon occurs in eastern North America from Ontario, Canada and Maine, United States south to Florida and Texas (FNA 2006). Range extent was estimated to be over 2.2 million square kilometers using herbarium specimens and photo-based observations documented between 1994 and 2025 (GBIF 2025, iNaturalist 2025, SEINet 2025).
Occurrences Comments
By applying a 1 km separation distance to herbarium specimens and photo-based observations documented between 1994 and 2025, it is estimated that there are over 300 occurrences rangewide (GBIF 2025, iNaturalist 2025, SEINet 2025).
Threat Impact Comments
Although threats are not widely documented, this taxon is potentially threatened by development, rights-of-way maintenance, logging, recreational activities. invasive species, and other threats in some places. However, their overall impact is likely negligible given the taxon's broad range, large number of occurrences, and no obvious intrinsic vulnerabilities.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This taxon grows in deciduous and conifer woods, dry woods, sloped forests, woodland borders, margins of clearings, cut-over woods, shaded roadsides, bluffs (FNA 2006, Weakley and the Southeastern Flora Team 2024).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandForest - HardwoodForest - ConiferForest - MixedForest EdgeWoodland - HardwoodWoodland - ConiferWoodland - Mixed
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
TennesseeSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
OhioSHYes
VermontS5Yes
FloridaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
DelawareS1Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
TexasSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS4Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
Unknown/undetermined———

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Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (10)
Missouri (1)
AreaForestAcres
Spring Creek Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest4,899
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
WatervilleWhite Mountain National Forest4,312
North Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Catfish Lake NorthCroatan National Forest11,299
Middle Prong AdditionPisgah National Forest1,852
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
References (6)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 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. Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2025. Collections Databases. Online. Available: https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2025).
  6. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.