NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Solidago nemoralis ssp. nemoralis

Eastern Gray Goldenrod

Scientific Name:	Solidago nemoralis ssp. nemoralis
Genus:	Solidago
Species Epithet:	nemoralis
Common Name:	Eastern Gray Goldenrod
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	0-1 ft., 1-3 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Yellow
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Dry
Bloom Time:	July, August, September, October
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Woodlands, glades, barrens, roadbanks
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Highest Wildlife Value
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G_T_: Subspecies or Variety Rank (add status to NOTES section) ^(*Key)
Notes:	belongs in a meadow or cottage garden where it can naturalize. This is a rhizomatous, spreading, somewhat weedy plant that can colonize an area by creeping rhizomes and self-seeding. Global Rank: G5T5
Eastern Gray Goldenrod is common in woodlands and open areas of NC. The basal leaves are bluntly toothed with a winged petiole, while the upper leaves are gradually smaller toward the top of the plant, with tufts of tiny leaves in the upper leaf axils. The stems and leaves are covered with grayish-white hairs. Long Creek Park, Forsyth Co., NC Lisa Lofland Gould
Basal leaves have elliptical blades and blunt teeth. Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Upper stem leaves are lance-shaped; stems and leaves are covered with very short hairs. Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Stems leaning with a terminal, triangular-shaped inflorescence. Ray florets are long. Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/solidago-nemoralis/