familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Astereae
genusSolidago
sectionSolidago sect. Solidago
subsectionSolidago subsect. Maritimae
speciesSolidago sempervirens
subspeciesSolidago sempervirens subsp. mexicana

Solidago sempervirens subsp. mexicana

(Linnaeus) Semple

Sida 20: 1615. 2003.

John C. Semple, Rachel E. Cook
Basionym: Solidago mexicana Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 879. 1753
Synonyms: Aster mexicanus (Linnaeus) Kuntze S. sempervirens var. mexicana (Linnaeus) Fernald
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 137.

Involucres 3–4 mm. Rays 7–11. Disc-florets ca. 10–16.2n =18.


Phenology: Flowering Sep–Dec.
Habitat: Dunes by ocean, edges of brackish marshes
Elevation: 0–10 m

Distribution

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Ala., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., La., Md., Mass., Miss., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tex., Va., Mexico (Tabasco), Mexico (Tamaulipas), Mexico (Veracruz), West Indies, Central America

Discussion

Subspecies mexicana is found along the coast from Massachusetts to Texas and southward. It may hybridize with Solidago stricta along the Florida Gulf coast.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

No values specified.

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2n chromosome quantity
18 +
Anther base shape
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Apex fusion
distinct +
Apex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Apex shape
acute +
Apex size
subequal +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage quantity
0 +
Apical appendage shape
usually triangular +  and linear +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendage shape
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
Array architecture
paniculiform +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
John C. Semple +  and Rachel E. Cook +
Authority
(Linnaeus) Semple +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Basal leaf life cycle
withering +
Basal leaf presence
absent +
Base architecture
subclasping +
Base duration
not persisting +
Base shape
decurrent +
Basionyms
Solidago mexicana +
Blade architecture
compound +  and simple +
Blade architecture or shape
entire +
Blade length
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Blade pubescence
glabrous +
Blade shape
lanceolate;acute;narrowly ovate;oblanceolate +
Blade size
reduced +
Blade texture
fleshy +
Body architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Body architecture or shape
ribbed +
Body relief
rugulose +  and muricate +
Bracteole size
reduced +
Branch architecture
bracteolate +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch orientation
spreading-recurved +
Branch position
proximal +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellate +
Bristle length or size
longer +
Bristle pappus duration
persistent +
Bristle quantity
25;45 +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Caudex fragility or size
stout +
Caudex height or length or size
short +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline leaf architecture
sessile +
Cauline leaf quantity
Numerous (?) +
Corolla architecture
not 2-lipped +  and actinomorphic +
Corolla coloration
yellow +  and white +
Corolla presence
absent +
Corolla size
ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.32 cm3.2 mm <br />0.0032 m <br />) +
Cypsela architecture
monomorphic +
Cypsela architecture or shape
beaked +, 2-ribbed +  and 5-ribbed +
Cypsela growth form
dimorphic +
Cypsela pubescence
strigose +
Cypsela shape
compressed +, narrowly obconic +  and cylindric +
Cypsela some measurement
1.1mm;1.5mm +
Disc-floret atypical quantity
35 (60) +
Disc-floret quantity
10 (16) +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distribution
Ala. +, Conn. +, Del. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Md. +, Mass. +, Miss. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tex. +, Va. +, Mexico (Tabasco) +, Mexico (Tamaulipas) +, Mexico (Veracruz) +, West Indies +  and Central America +
Elevation
0–10 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face architecture
3-nerved +
Face coating
resinous +
Face position or shape
distal +
Face pubescence
stipitate-glandular +, puberulent +, pilose +, glabrous +, glabrous or +  and sparsely densely scabrous strigillose or villous +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
Floret atypical quantity
5;15 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
1;5 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Habitat
Dunes by ocean, edges of brackish marshes +
Head architecture
leafy +  and secund +
Head architecture or arrangement
radiate +
Head architecture or shape
discoid +
Head arrangement
singly +
Head atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head quantity
20;500 +
Head reproduction
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
Head shape
secund-pyramidal +  and broadly club-shaped +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Marjorie C. Leggitt +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Inner series length
clavate +
Involucre length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
campanulate;cylindric +
Involucre some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Involucre width
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Lamina length
5mm;6.2mm +
Lamina width
0.4mm;0.6mm +
Leaf architecture
3-nerved +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf length or size
long +
Leaf position
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Leaf position or shape
distal +
Leaf shape
tapering +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Lobe orientation
erect;spreading +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
triangular +  and narrowly lanceolate +
Lobe some measurement
? (?) +
Margin architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin texture
scarious +
Mid series shape
attenuate +
Midnerve coloration or reflectance
translucent +
Midnerve quantity
2 (5) +
Midnerve shape
linear-lanceolate +  and oblong or ovate +
Midnerve size
unequal +  and rarely subequal +
Nerve prominence
prominent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Outer scale quantity
2 +
Outer scale shape
setiform +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pappus bristle quantity
3 +  and 2 +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Pappus some measurement
0.38 cm3.8 mm <br />0.0038 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Peduncle architecture
bracteolate +
Peduncle orientation
spreading-recurved +
Peduncle position
proximal +
Peduncle pubescence
hairy +  and glabrous +
Peduncle some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Peripheral floret presence
absent +
Peripheral floret quantity
In 1 (3+ series) +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petiole architecture
winged +
Petiole duration
not persisting +
Phenology
Flowering Sep–Dec. +
Phyllarie architecture
eglandular +
Phyllarie coating
resinous +
Phyllarie coloration or pubescence or relief
not striate +
Phyllarie duration
persistent +
Phyllarie fusion
distinct +
Phyllarie life cycle
falling +
Phyllarie pubescence
stipitate-glandular +
Phyllarie quantity
10 (35) +
Phyllarie shape
lanceolate +
Phyllarie size
unequal +
Phyllarie texture
Herbaceous (Chartaceous or scarious) +
Proximal blade architecture
3-nerved +
Proximal blade shape
ovate-oblanceolate +
Proximal branch orientation
arching +
Proximalmost cauline leaf architecture
petiolate +
Proximalmost cauline leaf presence
absent +
Proximalmost cauline leaf quantity
1 +
Proximalmost cauline leaf size
largest +
Publication title
Sida +
Publication year
2003 +
Ray-floret architecture
pistillate +
Ray-floret atypical quantity
15 (24) +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
8 (17) +
Ray-floret reproduction
fertile +
Ray quantity
7;11 +
Receptacle architecture
epaleate +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle relief
pitted +
Receptacle shape
convex +
Reference
None +
Rhizome texture
woody +
Rib pubescence
strigillose +  and glabrous +
Rib quantity
8 +  and 10 +
Root texture
fibrous +
Rosette presence
absent +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Series quantity
3;4 +
Source xml
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Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
branched +
Stem architecture or shape
sheathing +
Stem atypical quantity
10 (?) +  and 20 (?) +
Stem orientation
ascending +  and erect +
Stem pubescence
hairy +  and glabrous +
Stem quantity
1 +  and 10 +
Style-branch appendage shape
triangular +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +  and smooth +
Synonyms
Aster mexicanus +  and S. sempervirens var. mexicana +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Solidago sempervirens subsp. mexicana +
Taxon parent
Solidago sempervirens +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Tube height or length or size
shorter +
Vasculature duration
not persisting +
Volume
Volume 20 +
Whole-organism atypical some measurement
100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br /> (200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br />) +
Whole-organism duration
perennial +
Whole-organism some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism some measurement
40cm (200cm) +
X chromosome quantity
9 +