Solidago curtisii var. curtisii

Endemic
Synonyms: Solidago caesia var. hispida
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 127.

Proximal midcauline leaf-blades broadly lanceolate, sparsely hairy. 2n = 18, 36, 54.


Phenology: Flowering (late Aug–)Sep–Oct.
Habitat: Shaded mesic woods and thickets, mostly Appalachian Mountains
Elevation: 300–1200+ m

Distribution

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Ga., Ky., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Va., W.Va.

Discussion

Sparsely hairy plants of var. curtisii tend to have narrower leaves. They are most common at mid to high elevations in the Appalachian and Blue Ridge mountains.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
54 +, 36 +  and 18 +
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
distinct +
subequal +
scarious +
usually triangular +  and linear +
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
secund +, corymbo-paniculiform +, paniculiform +  and racemiform +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
John C. Semple +  and Rachel E. Cook +
Torrey & A. Gray +
not persisting +
decurrent +
Solidago sect. Glomeruliflorae +
compound +  and simple +
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br />) +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
3.7 cm37 mm <br />0.037 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
narrowly lanceolate;narrowly elliptic +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
rugulose +  and muricate +
linear-oblong +
not 2-lipped +  and actinomorphic +
yellow +  and white +
ampliate +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
beaked +, 2-ribbed +  and 5-ribbed +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
compressed +, narrowly obconic +  and cylindric +
fertile +  and bisexual +
fertile +  and bisexual +
Ga. +, Ky. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Va. +  and W.Va. +
300–1200+ m +
resinous +
pilose +, hairy +  and glabrous +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Shaded mesic woods and thickets, mostly Appalachian Mountains +
non-secund +  and paniculiform +
38.5 cm385 mm <br />0.385 m <br /> (65 cm650 mm <br />0.65 m <br />) +
indeterminate +
not nodding +
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
8.5 cm85 mm <br />0.085 m <br /> (38.5 cm385 mm <br />0.385 m <br />) +
each +  and sessile +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.44 cm4.4 mm <br />0.0044 m <br />) +
obtuse +  and acute +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
campanulate +
0.56 cm5.6 mm <br />0.0056 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 />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.46 cm4.6 mm <br />0.0046 m <br />) +
2.5mm;4mm +
sessile +  and petiolate +
cauline +, proximal +  and mid +
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (0.24 cm2.4 mm <br />0.0024 m <br />) +
erect;spreading +
triangular +  and narrowly lanceolate +
entire +  and sparsely serrate +
linear-lanceolate +  and oblong or ovate +
unequal +  and rarely subequal +
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br />) +
2-carpellate +
0.36 cm3.6 mm <br />0.0036 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
persistent +
0.27 cm2.7 mm <br />0.0027 m <br /> (0.36 cm3.6 mm <br />0.0036 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
not persisting +
Flowering (late Aug–)Sep–Oct. +
not stipitate-glandular +
ovate-oblanceolate +
Fl. N. Amer. +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
strigillose +  and glabrous +
8 +  and 10 +
exalbuminous +
straight +
hirtello-strigose +  and glabrous +
1 +  and 4 +
appendaged +  and truncate +
papillate +  and smooth +
Solidago caesia var. hispida +
Solidago curtisii var. curtisii +
Solidago curtisii +
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 />) +
90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +