Solidago curtisii var. flaccidifolia

(Small) R. E. Cook & Semple

Sida 21: 223. 2004.

Common names: Mountain or Appalachian goldenrod
Endemic
Basionym: Solidago flaccidifolia Small Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 477. 1898
Synonyms: Solidago asterifolia Small
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 127.

Proximal midcauline leaf-blades elliptic, moderately hairy. 2n = 36, 54.


Phenology: Flowering Sep–Oct.
Habitat: Shaded mesic woods and thickets, Piedmont and Appalachian mountains
Elevation: (20–)150–1000+ m

Distribution

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Ala., Ga., Ky., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Va.

Discussion

The broadest-leaved forms of the species occur in var. flaccidifolia. They can be confused with Solidago flexicaulis but lack the flexuous distal stem of the latter. A collection seen from north-central Mississippi is significantly disjunct from the nearest populations in extreme northeastern Alabama.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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 +
(Small) R. E. Cook & Semple +
not persisting +
decurrent +
Solidago flaccidifolia +
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 +
Mountain or Appalachian goldenrod +
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 +
Ala. +, Ga. +, Ky. +, Miss. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +  and Va. +
(20–)150–1000+ m +
resinous +
pilose +, hairy +  and glabrous +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Shaded mesic woods and thickets, Piedmont and 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 Sep–Oct. +
not stipitate-glandular +
ovate-oblanceolate +
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 asterifolia +
Solidago curtisii var. flaccidifolia +
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 />) +