NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Solidago plumosa
Yadkin River Goldenrod, Plumed Goldenrod
Scientific Name: |
Solidago plumosa |
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Genus: |
Solidago |
Species Epithet: |
plumosa |
Common Name: |
Yadkin River Goldenrod, Plumed Goldenrod |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Asteraceae (Aster Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Size: |
1-3 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Yellow |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Moist |
Bloom Time: |
August, September |
Growing Area: |
Piedmont |
Habitat Description: |
In crevices of outcrops in rocky, flood-scoured riverbanks. Known only from the type locality, the gorge of the Yadkin River in c. NC, with a second population of this or a closely similar spaces reported from TN (D. Estes, pers. comm., 2014). Most of the population at the type locality was lost by construction of |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate, Basal |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Suitable for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S1: Critically imperiled (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G1 - Critically imperiled (*Key) |
State Status: |
T: Threatened, Endemic (*Key) |
Federal Status: |
FSC - Federal Special Concern (*Key) |
Notes: |
Endemic to NC. Found only in Stanly and Montgomery Counties in North Carolina - some indication a new population has been found along Yadkin River basin. |
Tom Harville |
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Trena McNabb |
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Trena McNabb |
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Links: |
USDA PLANTS Database Record |
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