Solidago latissimifolia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Solidago latissimifolia
1913 illustration
Scientific classification
Genus:	Solidago
Species:	latissimifolia
Synonyms
Synonymy Aster latissimifolius (Mill.) Kuntze Dasiorima elliotii Raf. Solidago edisoniana Mack. Solidago elliottii Torr. & A. Gray Solidago elliptica Elliott Solidago elliptica Aiton Solidago mirabilis Small

Solidago latissimifolia, common name Elliott's goldenrod, is North American species of flowering plants in the sunflower family. It is native to the Atlantic Coast of the United States and Canada, from Nova Scotia south to Alabama and Florida.

Solidago latissimifolia is a perennial herb up to 400 cm (13 ft) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Leaves are elliptical, up to 15 cm (6 in) long. One plant can produce as many as 800 small yellow flower heads, in large branching arrays at the tops of the stems. The species grows in marshes (fresh water or brackish water) and thickets on the coastal plain.

Conservation status in the United States

It is listed as endangered in New York, and as a species of special concern in Rhode Island. It is a special concern and believed extirpated in Connecticut.