Solidago verna

Solidago verna
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Solidago
Species:	S. verna
Binomial name
	Solidago verna; M.A.Curtis ex Torr. & A.Gray
Synonyms[2]
	Aster vernus (M.A.Curtis ex Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze 1891 not L. 1753;

Solidago verna is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names springflowering goldenrod[3] and spring goldenrod. It is native to North Carolina and South Carolina in the United States.[1][4]

Solidago verna is a perennial herb growing up to about 1.2 meters (4 feet) in height. It produces a single hairy, erect stem from a woody, branching caudex. The serrated leaves are up to 16 centimeters (6.4 inches) long and are borne on winged petioles. The inflorescence contains many bell-shaped flower heads. Each flower head contains 7-12 yellow ray florets surrounding 14-27 yellow disc florets.[5] This species is the only goldenrod in the region that blooms in spring.[4]

Solidago verna occurs in several types of habitat, including sandhills, pine barrens, and pocosins.[4] The three main habitat types are pocosin ecotones, the river terraces along the Little River, and wet pine flatwoods.[1]

Threats to the species include the loss of habitat to development and agriculture, including silviculture. Fire suppression may degrade the habitat as well.[1][6]

References

Solidago verna. The Nature Conservancy.
The Plant List, Solidago verna M.A.Curtis ex Torr. & A.Gray
USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago verna". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
Solidago verna. Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Center for Plant Conservation.
Solidago verna. Flora of North America.
Fleming, M. M. S., et al. (2007). Effects and importance of soil wetness and neighbor vegetation on Solidago verna M. A. Curtis Ex Torrey & A. Gray (spring-flowering goldenrod) (Asteraceae) Transplant survivorship and growth. Castanea 72(4) 205-13.

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[tnc-1] Solidago verna. The Nature Conservancy.

[2] The Plant List, Solidago verna M.A.Curtis ex Torr. & A.Gray

[3] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago verna". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 November 2015.

[cpc-4] Solidago verna. Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Center for Plant Conservation.

[fna-5] Solidago verna. Flora of North America.

[flem-6] Fleming, M. M. S., et al. (2007). Effects and importance of soil wetness and neighbor vegetation on Solidago verna M. A. Curtis Ex Torrey & A. Gray (spring-flowering goldenrod) (Asteraceae) Transplant survivorship and growth. Castanea 72(4) 205-13.