Solidago simplex var. monticola

(Porter) G. S. Ringius

Phytologia 70: 397. 1991.

Common names: Rand’s goldenrod verge d’or simple de la serpentine
EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Solidago puberula var. monticola Porter Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 19: 129. 1892
Synonyms: Solidago randii var. monticola (Porter) Fernald Solidago virgaurea var. deanei Porter Solidago virgaurea var. redfieldii Porter
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 115. Mentioned on page 113.

Plants (10–) 18–53 (–83) cm. Leaves: basal obovate to spatulate, margins crenate to sharply serrate, acute or somewhat obtuse; cauline (3–) 9–26 (–35), proximal (42–) 62–113 (–159) × (5–) 10–22 (–31) mm, margins crenate to serrate; mid to distal 11.5–39.5 (–76) × (1.3–) 2–8.4 (–14.5) mm. Heads in wandlike racemiform or wandlike to sometimes open paniculiform arrays. Peduncles: bracteoles (0–) 1–4 (–6). Phyllaries: mid less than 0.9 mm wide 1 mm below apices. Cypselae sparsely to moderately strigose. 2n = 36.


Phenology: Flowering late summer.
Habitat: Dry serpentine soils, granitic rocky barren uplands of mountains below alpine slopes
Elevation: 200–800+ m

Distribution

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Que., Maine, Mass., N.H., N.Y., Vt.

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Variety monticola is found as rare disjunct populations throughout its range.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
distinct +
acute;obtuse +
subequal +
scarious +
usually triangular +  and linear +
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
racemiform +, paniculiform +  and open +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
wand-like +
John C. Semple +  and Rachel E. Cook +
(Porter) G. S. Ringius +
obovate;spatulate +
not persisting +
decurrent +
Solidago puberula var. monticola +
compound +  and simple +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (16 cm160 mm <br />0.16 m <br />) +
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (5.6 cm56 mm <br />0.056 m <br />) +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
lanceolate;linear +
reduced +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
rugulose +  and muricate +
glabrate +  and strigillose +
9 (?) +  and 26 (?) +
Rand’s goldenrod +  and verge d’or simple de la serpentine +
not 2-lipped +  and actinomorphic +
yellow +  and white +
ampliate +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.49 cm4.9 mm <br />0.0049 m <br />) +
beaked +, 2-ribbed +  and 5-ribbed +
fertile +  and bisexual +
fertile +  and bisexual +
Que. +, Maine +, Mass. +, N.H. +, N.Y. +  and Vt. +
200–800+ m +
resinous +
stipitate-glandular +, puberulent +, pilose +, glabrous +, glabrous or +  and sparsely densely scabrous strigillose or villous +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Dry serpentine soils, granitic rocky barren uplands of mountains below alpine slopes +
indeterminate +
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
each +  and sessile +
obtuse +  and linear-oblong +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
campanulate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.7mm;0.9mm +
3.95 cm39.5 mm <br />0.0395 m <br /> (7.6 cm76 mm <br />0.076 m <br />) +
0.84 cm8.4 mm <br />0.0084 m <br /> (1.45 cm14.5 mm <br />0.0145 m <br />) +
1.15 cm11.5 mm <br />0.0115 m <br /> (3.95 cm39.5 mm <br />0.0395 m <br />) +
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.84 cm8.4 mm <br />0.0084 m <br />) +
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
erect;spreading +
triangular +  and narrowly lanceolate +
entire +  and sparsely serrate +
crenate +  and serrate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br />) +
linear-lanceolate +  and oblong or ovate +
unequal +  and rarely subequal +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
0.19 cm1.9 mm <br />0.0019 m <br /> (0.52 cm5.2 mm <br />0.0052 m <br />) +
glabrate +  and sparsely strigillose +
0.31 cm3.1 mm <br />0.0031 m <br /> (1.03 cm10.3 mm <br />0.0103 m <br />) +
not persisting +
Flowering late summer. +
stipitate-glandular +
ovate-oblanceolate +
11.3 cm113 mm <br />0.113 m <br /> (15.9 cm159 mm <br />0.159 m <br />) +
2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br /> (3.1 cm31 mm <br />0.031 m <br />) +
6.2 cm62 mm <br />0.062 m <br /> (11.3 cm113 mm <br />0.113 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
strigillose +  and glabrous +
8 +  and 10 +
exalbuminous +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
ascending +  and erect +
strigose +  and glabrous +
1 +  and 10 +
appendaged +  and truncate +
papillate +  and smooth +
Solidago randii var. monticola +, Solidago virgaurea var. deanei +  and Solidago virgaurea var. redfieldii +
Solidago simplex var. monticola +
Solidago simplex +
variety +
not persisting +
100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br /> (200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br />) +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
53 cm530 mm <br />0.53 m <br /> (83 cm830 mm <br />0.83 m <br />) +