Solidago roanensis

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Solidago
Species:	Solidago roanensis Porter
Common Name	Roan Mountain Goldenrod
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; 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: 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	9
Status	Native; TN[SNR] KY[S1S2] (State Rank); G4G5 (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), Harlan (KY), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Cocke (TN), Cumberland (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Johnson (TN), Marion (TN), Monroe (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BOON, EKY, ETSU, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2001 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100295870	Harlan	Kentucky		Mary E. Wharton	EKY Solidago roanensis
31234100295854	Harlan	Kentucky		Ronald L. Jones	EKY Solidago roanensis
31234100295862	Harlan	Kentucky		Ronald L. Jones	EKY Solidago roanensis
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	26 Aug 2017	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago roanensis
N/A	Johnson	Tennessee	25 Aug 2013	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago roanensis
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	27 Aug 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago roanensis
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	29 Aug 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago roanensis
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	17 Oct 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago roanensis
ETSU005560	Greene	Tennessee	27 Aug 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago roanensis
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	18 Sep 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago roanensis
N/A	Johnson	Tennessee	05 Oct 2013	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago roanensis
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	31 Jul 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago roanensis
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	28 Aug 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217505	Hawkins	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217501	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217521	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217527	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217515	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217500	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217524	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217504	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217512	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217522	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217499	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217511	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0219145	Bell	Kentucky			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217526	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217523	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217508	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217514	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217516	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217510	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0219144		Kentucky			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217509	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217513	Overton	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217507	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217517	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217519	Sevier	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217506	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217518	Sevier	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217502	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217520	Union	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217503	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
TENN-V-0217525	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Solidago roanensis
014044	Van Buren	Tennessee			BOON Solidago roanensis
APSC0023382	Polk	Tennessee			APSC Solidago roanensis
APSC0106386	Bell	Kentucky			APSC Solidago roanensis
APSC0106382	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Solidago roanensis
MTSU024443	Cumberland	Tennessee			MTSU Solidago roanensis
UCHT028266	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Solidago roanensis
UCHT028267	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Solidago roanensis
UCHT028265	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Solidago roanensis
UCHT028266UCHT028264	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Solidago roanensis
UCHT028264	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Solidago roanensis
UOS01356	Van Buren	Tennessee	16 Sep 2001	Chris A. Fleming	UOS Solidago roanensis
UOS01357	Van Buren	Tennessee	31 Jul 2001	Chris A. Fleming	UOS Solidago roanensis
ETSU034307	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Solidago roanensis
ETSU025351	Carter	Tennessee	11 Aug 2012	Adam McCullough	ETSU Solidago roanensis
ETSU034306	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Solidago roanensis
ETSU013177	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Solidago roanensis
ETSU009552	Johnson	Tennessee	28 Sep 2013	Frosty Levy 13749	ETSU Solidago roanensis
ETSU032127	Carter	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Solidago roanensis
ETSU013175	Greene	Tennessee		RF2639	ETSU Solidago roanensis
ETSU030870	Cocke	Tennessee			ETSU Solidago roanensis
ETSU013178	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Solidago roanensis
ETSU034302	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Solidago roanensis
ETSU034305	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Solidago roanensis
ETSU013174	Unicoi	Tennessee		RF2816	ETSU Solidago roanensis
ETSU013176	Washington	Tennessee			ETSU Solidago roanensis
UCHT043214	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Solidago roanensis

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Solidago roanensis

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