Solidago odora

Solidago odora, the sweet goldenrod, anisescented goldenrod[2] or fragrant goldenrod, is a North American species of goldenrod within the family Asteraceae. The plant is native to the United States and Mexico, found in every coastal state from Veracruz to New Hampshire and as far inland as Ohio, Missouri, and Oklahoma.[3] It flowers from July through October.

Solidago odora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species:
S. odora
Binomial name
Solidago odora
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Aster odorus (Aiton) Kuntze 1791 not All. 1785
  • Solidago odora var. inodora A.Gray
  • Solidago suaveolens Schöpf
  • Aster commutatus Kuntze 1891 not (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray 1884
  • Solidago chapmanii Torr. & A.Gray
  • Solidago odora var. chapmanii (A.Gray) Cronquist

Subspecies include:[4][5][6]

  • Solidago odora subsp. odora - most of species range
  • Solidago odora subsp. chapmanii (Gray) Semple - Florida only

As a traditional medicine, Solidago odora has a variety of ethnobotanical uses, especially by the Cherokee.[7]

The leaves, which smell of licorice when crushed, can be made into a tea.[8]

Galls

This species is host to the following insect induced galls:

external link to gallformers

References
  1. The Plant List, Solidago odora Aiton
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago odora". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America, Solidago odora Aiton, 1789. Anise-scented or fragrant or sweet goldenrod
  5. Integrated Taxonomy Information System ITIS Accessed Sept 28, 2014.
  6. "Solidago odora". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  7. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoske (1975). Cherokee Plants and Their Uses —A 400 Year History. Sylva, NC: Herald Publishing Co. p. 36.
  8. Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979]. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. Knopf. p. 404. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.
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