Sweet goldenrod facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sweet goldenrod
Scientific classification
Genus:	Solidago
Species:	odora
Synonyms
Synonymy Aster odorus (Aiton) Kuntze 1791 not All. 1785 Solidago odora var. inodora A.Gray Solidago suaveolens Schöpf Aster commutatus Kuntze 1891 not (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray 1884 Solidago chapmanii Torr. & A.Gray Solidago odora var. chapmanii (A.Gray) Cronquist

Solidago odora, the sweet goldenrod, anisescented goldenrod or fragrant goldenrod, is a North American species of goldenrod within the sunflower family. The plant is native to the United States and Mexico, found in every coastal state from Veracruz to New Hampshire and as far inland as Ohio, Missouri, and Oklahoma. It flowers from July through October.

Subspecies include:

• Solidago odora subsp. odora - most of species range
• Solidago odora subsp. chapmanii (Gray) Semple - Florida only

As a traditional medicine, Solidago odora has a variety of ethnobotanical uses, especially by the Cherokee.

The leaves, which smell of licorice when crushed, can be made into a tea.