Solidago bicolor

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family (Traditional)Asteraceae
GenusSolidago
Species:Solidago bicolor L.
Common NameSilverrod; White Goldenrod
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: BEH; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; 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: crenate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: White; 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 5
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[S5?] (State Rank); G5 (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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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 (1)

SynonymFull Citation
Aster pubens Aster pubens

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), Boyd (KY), Bullitt (KY), Calloway (KY), Clay (KY), Elliott (KY), Estill (KY), Fleming (KY), Floyd (KY), Garrard (KY), Hardin (KY), Harlan (KY), Leslie (KY), Letcher (KY), Logan (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Meade (KY), Perry (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Blount (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Claiborne (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardin (TN), Jefferson (TN), Johnson (TN), Meigs (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Scott (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN), Wayne (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1949 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100290673 Bell Kentucky 09 Sep 1966 Ellwood J. Carr
EKY
Solidago bicolor
31234100290459 Bell Kentucky 27 Aug 2004 Amy V. McIntosh
403
EKY
Solidago bicolor
BEREA009063 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Solidago bicolor
BEREA009061 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Solidago bicolor
BEREA009062 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Solidago bicolor
TENN-V-0218053 Bell Kentucky
TENN
Solidago bicolor
TENN-V-0218054 Bell Kentucky
TENN
Solidago bicolor
APSC0121035 Bell Kentucky
APSC
Solidago bicolor
BEREA009064 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Solidago bicolor
TENN-V-0218037 Bell Kentucky
TENN
Solidago bicolor
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Plant Photos

Solidago bicolor - Dwayne Estes
Solidago bicolor - Dwayne Estes
Solidago bicolor - Dwayne Estes
Solidago bicolor - Dwayne Estes
Solidago bicolor - Dwayne Estes
Solidago bicolor - Dwayne Estes
Solidago bicolor - Dwayne Estes
Solidago bicolor - Dwayne Estes
Solidago bicolor - Milo Pyne
Solidago bicolor - Milo Pyne
Solidago bicolor - Theo Witsell
Solidago bicolor - Theo Witsell
Solidago bicolor - Theo Witsell
Solidago bicolor - Theo Witsell
Solidago bicolor - Theo Witsell
Solidago bicolor - Theo Witsell