Solidago flaccidifolia

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Solidago
Species:	Solidago flaccidifolia Small
Common Name	Mountain Goldenrod; Appalachian Goldenrod
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: axillary; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	7
Status	Native; TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Clay (KY), Harlan (KY), Knott (KY), Laurel (KY), Letcher (KY), Martin (KY), Perry (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Anderson (TN), Bedford (TN), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Cocke (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hancock (TN), Hawkins (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lincoln (TN), McMinn (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN), Rhea (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), Washington (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1966 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100292521	Blount	Tennessee	23 Sep 1989	V. E. McNeilus 89-1064	EKY Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Sullivan	Tennessee	14 Oct 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	28 Sep 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Hawkins	Tennessee	28 Oct 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	17 Oct 2017	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216939	Sevier	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216903	Cheatham	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216933	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216913	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216904	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216918	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216929	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216908	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216936	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216897	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Sullivan	Tennessee	24 Oct 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	10 Sep 2017	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	22 Sep 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	25 Sep 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	17 Oct 2017	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	21 Oct 2017	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	23 Sep 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216916	Hancock	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216900	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216896	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216907	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216920	Lincoln	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216895	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216925	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090699	Pike	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	21 Oct 2017	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216899	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216926	Morgan	Tennessee	07 Oct 1966	JK Underwood & Ken Rogers 40966	TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216944	Williamson	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216909	Bedford	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216943	Williamson	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216938	Sevier	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216901	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216911	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216923	McMinn	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216941	Union	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0074709	Clay	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090666	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0115463	Knott	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0070525	Pulaski	Kentucky	09 Oct 1988	Max Medley	APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	21 Oct 2017	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	22 Sep 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	25 Sep 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	17 Oct 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	23 Sep 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	22 Sep 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	03 Oct 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216921	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216919	Hawkins	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216924	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216931	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216912	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216942	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090508	Pike	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0023180	Scott	Tennessee			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	17 Oct 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	23 Sep 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	03 Oct 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	23 Sep 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Hawkins	Tennessee	28 Oct 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	30 Oct 2015	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	21 Sep 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216927	Sevier	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216917	Hancock	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216914	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090651	Pike	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090479	Harlan	Kentucky	26 Sep 1978	Rich Hannan	APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0074656	Letcher	Kentucky	22 Sep 1984	Max Medley	APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090482	Powell	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
ETSU009657	Washington	Tennessee	02 Oct 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0106380	Letcher	Kentucky	22 Sep 1984	Max Medley	APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0070649	Clay	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090483	Martin	Kentucky	17 Oct 1978	Rich Hannan	APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090509	Pike	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
UCHT028161	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Solidago flaccidifolia
ETSU026819	Hawkins	Tennessee	19 Sep 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker 19975	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
ETSU013091	Hawkins	Tennessee		16770	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216932	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216915	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216910	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216937	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216934	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216930	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090485	Laurel	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090671	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0074710	Clay	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090650	Perry	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090708	Pike	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
ETSU027294	Carter	Tennessee	18 Sep 2018	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker, Sollie Walker 18386	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216935	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216940	Sumner	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0050996	Grundy	Tennessee			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0023371	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0113944	Morgan	Tennessee			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090477	Harlan	Kentucky	26 Sep 1978	Rich Hannan	APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090707	Pike	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0023305	Campbell	Tennessee			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
HTTU029033	Scott	Tennessee			HTTU Solidago flaccidifolia
UCHT028160	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Hawkins	Tennessee	19 Sep 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0113945	Knott	Kentucky	13 Nov 1986		APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090664	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090484	Bell	Kentucky	19 Sep 1978	Rich Hannan	APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090665	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
UCHT028162	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Solidago flaccidifolia
ETSU013092	Sullivan	Tennessee		16747	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0244941	Campbell	Tennessee	16 Oct 2011	Aaron Floden 1826	TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Johnson	Tennessee	13 Sep 2013	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	22 Sep 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	03 Oct 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216905	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216922	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216928	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090478	Bell	Kentucky	20 Sep 1978	Rich Hannan	APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090486	Letcher	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0106381	Letcher	Kentucky	22 Sep 1984	Max Medley	APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0106105	Letcher	Kentucky	22 Sep 1984	Max Medley	APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
ETSU013093	Hawkins	Tennessee		16771	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia
31234100292505	Carlisle	Kentucky	07 Oct 1977	Ronald L. Jones 2045	EKY Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216906	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216898	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
TENN-V-0216902	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0050118	Grundy	Tennessee			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090480	Powell	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0041637	Campbell	Tennessee			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0074655	Letcher	Kentucky	22 Sep 1984	Max Medley	APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090507	Pike	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
APSC0090672	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Solidago flaccidifolia
ETSU013090	Sullivan	Tennessee		16685	ETSU Solidago flaccidifolia

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