Solidago shortii

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family (Traditional)Asteraceae
GenusSolidago
Species:Solidago shortii Torr. & A. Gray
Common NameShorts Goldenrod
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: 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: August; 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: subsessile; 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: 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 10
StatusNative; KY[S1] (State Rank); G1 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
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

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: Fleming (KY), Nicholas (KY), Pulaski (KY), Robertson (KY)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1949 - 2012

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
APSC0046997 Robertson Kentucky 07 Sep 1980 Jerry and Carol Baskin
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0076849 Fleming Kentucky 11 Sep 1983 Jerry and Carol Baskin
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0045914 Robertson Kentucky 29 Sep 1985
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0084839 Nicholas Kentucky 27 Sep 1986 Max Medley
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0078449 Nicholas Kentucky 24 Sep 1985 Max Medley
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0040695 Robertson Kentucky 13 Sep 1976 R. Kral
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0073830 Robertson Kentucky 24 Sep 1985 Max Medley
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0076851 Nicholas Kentucky 11 Sep 1983 Jerry and Carol Baskin
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0084840 Fleming Kentucky
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0084842 Robertson Kentucky 27 Sep 1986 Max Medley
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0076850 Nicholas Kentucky 11 Sep 1983 Jerry and Carol Baskin
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0090770 Robertson Kentucky 24 Sep 1985 Max Medley
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0045922 Robertson Kentucky 09 Oct 1984
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0078443 Robertson Kentucky 24 Sep 1985 Max Medley
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0040696 Nicholas Kentucky 13 Sep 1976 R. Kral
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0089262 Robertson Kentucky 24 Sep 1985 Max Medley
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0112034 Robertson Kentucky
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0089260 Fleming Kentucky
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0084837 Robertson Kentucky 27 Sep 1986 Max Medley
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0085856 Nicholas Kentucky 27 Sep 1986 Max Medley
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0090401 Robertson Kentucky 17 Aug 1949 Clyde Reed
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0069971 Robertson Kentucky 24 Sep 1985 Max Medley
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0090758 Robertson Kentucky 17 Aug 1949 Clyde Reed
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0043986 Robertson Kentucky 22 Oct 1972 Jerry and Carol Baskin
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0105718 Fleming Kentucky
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0089261 Robertson Kentucky 24 Sep 1985 Max Medley
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0084838 Robertson Kentucky 27 Sep 1986 Max Medley
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0084841 Fleming Kentucky
APSC
Solidago shortii
TENN-V-0219257 Nicholas Kentucky
TENN
Solidago shortii
TENN-V-0219259 Robertson Kentucky
TENN
Solidago shortii
TENN-V-0219258 Nicholas Kentucky
TENN
Solidago shortii
TENN-V-0219256 Nicholas Kentucky
TENN
Solidago shortii
APSC0090769 Robertson Kentucky 24 Sep 1985 Max Medley
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0090768 Robertson Kentucky 24 Sep 1985 Max Medley
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0023130 Robertson Kentucky 13 Oct 2012 Mason Brock
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0045627 Nicholas Kentucky 13 Sep 1976 R. Kral
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0045915 Robertson Kentucky 09 Oct 1984
APSC
Solidago shortii
APSC0045626 Nicholas Kentucky 13 Sep 1976 R. Kral
APSC
Solidago shortii
31234100732666 Robertson Kentucky Max E. Medley
EKY
Solidago shortii
31234100295961 Kentucky James B. Beck
EKY
Solidago shortii
31234100295938 Nicholas Kentucky James B. Beck
EKY
Solidago shortii
31234100295946 Pulaski Kentucky Andrew Denham
EKY
Solidago shortii
31234100732609 Robertson Kentucky Max E. Medley
EKY
Solidago shortii
31234100295995 Kentucky James B. Beck
EKY
Solidago shortii
31234100295987 Kentucky James B. Beck
EKY
Solidago shortii
31234100295953 Robertson Kentucky Landon E. McKinney
EKY
Solidago shortii
31234100732690 Robertson Kentucky Landon E. Mckinney
EKY
Solidago shortii
BEREA009232 Fleming Kentucky
BEREA
Solidago shortii
31234100732591 Robertson Kentucky Max E. Medley
EKY
Solidago shortii
31234100078995 Robertson Kentucky Landon E. McKinney
EKY
Solidago shortii
31234100295979 Kentucky James B. Beck
EKY
Solidago shortii
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Solidago shortii - Tara Littlefield
Solidago shortii - Tara Littlefield
Solidago shortii - Tara Littlefield
Solidago shortii - Tara Littlefield