Bog goldenrod facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bog goldenrod |
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Solidago
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uliginosa
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Synonymy
Aster terrae-novae (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze
Aster uliginosus (Nutt.) Kuntze Aster uliginosus J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans Aster uniligulatus (DC.) Kuntze Bigelowia uniligulata DC. Chrysoma uniligulata (DC.) Nutt. Felicia uliginosa (J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans) Grau Solidago chrysolepis Fernald Solidago farwellii Fernald Solidago humilis Pursh 1813 not Mill. 1768 Solidago klughii Fernald Solidago linoides Torr. & A.Gray Solidago neglecta Torr. & A.Gray Solidago purshii Porter Solidago simulans Fernald Solidago terrae-novae Torr. & A.Gray Solidago uniligulata (DC.) |
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Bog goldenrod, also known as Solidago uliginosa, is a type of flowering plant. It belongs to the sunflower family. You can find it in eastern Canada and the eastern United States. This plant often grows in wet, marshy places.
About Bog Goldenrod
Bog goldenrod is a plant that comes back every year. It can grow very tall, sometimes up to 200 centimeters (about 6 and a half feet). This plant spreads using special underground stems called rhizomes. These rhizomes help new plants grow nearby.
What Bog Goldenrod Looks Like
Each bog goldenrod plant can produce many small, yellow flowers. There can be as many as 230 flower heads on one plant! These flowers grow in a long, narrow cluster. The bright yellow flowers make it easy to spot this plant in its natural home.
Where Bog Goldenrod Lives
This plant grows in many parts of North America. It is found across eastern Canada, from Nunavut to Newfoundland and Manitoba. In the United States, it lives around the Great Lakes, in the Northeast, and in the Appalachian Mountains. You can see it as far south as northeastern Georgia. Bog goldenrod loves wet areas like bogs, marshes, and swamps.
