familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Astereae
genusSolidago
sectionSolidago sect. Solidago
subsectionSolidago subsect. Squarrosae
speciesSolidago speciosa
varietySolidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula

Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula

Torrey & A. Gray

Fl. N. Amer. 2: 205. 1842.

John C. Semple, Rachel E. Cook
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Solidago chandonnettii E. S. Steele Solidago rigidiuscula (Torrey & A. Gray) Porter Solidago venulosa Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 124. Mentioned on page 123.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: Marjorie C. Leggitt

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Leaves: basal persisting or not to flowering, 8–20 mm wide, often entire or serrulate; mid cauline 4–15 (–20) mm wide, often crowded, usually stiff, often somewhat scabrous. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering (Aug–)Sep–Oct.
Habitat: Sandy and gravelly soils, grasslands, oak savannas, open woods, road embankments
Elevation: 100–900+ m

Distribution

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Ont., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Mich., Minn., Mo., Nebr., N.Dak., Ohio., Okla., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Wis.

Discussion

Variety rigidiuscula is found in western portions of the deciduous forest and adjacent prairies and in glade habitats farther east. It tends to be shorter and have more compact, elongate arrays than var. speciosa. Plants with persistent basal leaves have been erroneously referred to var. angustata, which is a synonym of var. speciosa. Plants similar to var. rigidiuscula occur scattered farther east; they are more likely to be water-stressed individuals of var. speciosa.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"wide" is not a number.

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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 pubescence
glabrous +
Apex shape
acute;obtuse or rounded +
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 +  and thyrsiform +
Array atypical width
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
Array density
dense +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Array shape
elongate +
Array width
3cm +  and 7cm +
Author
John C. Semple +  and Rachel E. Cook +
Authority
Torrey & A. Gray +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Basal leaf architecture
not 3-nerved +
Basal leaf architecture or shape
serrulate +  and entire +
Basal leaf duration
not +  and persisting +
Basal leaf life cycle
withering +
Basal leaf presence
absent +
Basal leaf size
largest +
Base duration
not persisting +
Base shape
decurrent +
Blade architecture
compound +  and simple +
Blade length
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
Blade shape
narrowly ovate;lanceolate or elliptic +
Blade size
reduced +
Blade width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Body architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Body architecture or shape
ribbed +
Body relief
rugulose +  and muricate +
Bracteole arrangement
scattered +
Bracteole arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Bracteole arrangement or growth form
clustered +
Branch architecture
racemiform +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch orientation
ascending +
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 texture
woody +
Cauline leaf architecture
sessile +
Corolla architecture
not 2-lipped +  and actinomorphic +
Corolla coloration
yellow +  and white +
Corolla presence
absent +
Corolla size
ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Cypsela architecture
monomorphic +
Cypsela architecture or shape
beaked +, 2-ribbed +  and 5-ribbed +
Cypsela growth form
dimorphic +
Cypsela pubescence
glabrous +
Cypsela shape
compressed +, narrowly obconic +  and cylindric +
Cypsela some measurement
1.6mm;2.5mm +
Disc-floret atypical quantity
35 (60) +
Disc-floret quantity
6 (16) +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distribution
Ont. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio. +, Okla. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +  and Wis. +
Elevation
100–900+ m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face architecture
3-nerved +
Face coating
resinous +
Face position or shape
distal +
Face pubescence
scabroso-strigose +, glabrous +, glabrate +  and sparsely strigillose +
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
Sandy and gravelly soils, grasslands, oak savannas, open woods, road embankments +
Head architecture
not secund +
Head architecture or arrangement
radiate +
Head architecture or shape
discoid +
Head arrangement
singly +
Head atypical length
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Head atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head length
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (45 cm450 mm <br />0.45 m <br />) +
Head quantity
15;300 +
Head reproduction
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
Illustration
Present +
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 +
Involucre some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br />) +
Involucre width
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Lamina length
3mm;4mm +
Lamina width
0.5mm;1mm +
Leaf architecture
3-nerved +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
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
serrate +
Margin shape
sharply serrate +  and crenate or entire +
Margin shape or architecture
serrulate to entire +
Margin texture
scarious +
Mid and inner phyllarie shape
lanceolate +
Mid cauline leaf arrangement
crowded +
Mid cauline leaf fragility
stiff +
Mid cauline leaf pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Mid cauline leaf width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
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 +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Outer phyllarie shape
Ovate (?) +
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
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
Peduncle pubescence
scabroso-strigillose +
Peduncle some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 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 (Aug–)Sep–Oct. +
Phyllarie architecture
1-nerved +
Phyllarie coating
resinous +
Phyllarie coloration or pubescence or relief
not striate +
Phyllarie duration
persistent +
Phyllarie fixation or orientation
appressed +
Phyllarie fusion
distinct +
Phyllarie life cycle
falling +
Phyllarie pubescence
stipitate-glandular +
Phyllarie quantity
10 (35) +
Phyllarie size
unequal +
Phyllarie texture
Herbaceous (Chartaceous or scarious) +
Proximal blade architecture
3-nerved +
Proximal blade shape
ovate-oblanceolate +
Proximalmost cauline leaf architecture
petiolate +
Proximalmost cauline leaf life cycle
flowering +
Proximalmost cauline leaf presence
absent +
Publication title
Fl. N. Amer. +
Publication year
1842 +
Ray-floret architecture
pistillate +
Ray-floret atypical quantity
7 (9) +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
3 (7) +
Ray-floret reproduction
fertile +
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 +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Series quantity
3;4 +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
branched +
Stem atypical quantity
1 (?) +  and 5 (?) +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem pubescence
strigillose +  and glabrous +
Stem quantity
1 +
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
Solidago chandonnettii +, Solidago rigidiuscula +  and Solidago venulosa +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula +
Taxon parent
Solidago speciosa +
Taxon rank
variety +
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 atypical some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism some measurement
50cm (200cm) +
X chromosome quantity
9 +