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§1 Plant

Solidago sempervirens L.

vernacular seaside goldenrod — species · Asteraceae

USDA: SOSE
GBIF: 5388927
Rank: species

seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) — Platephotograph · kylecnjCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Genus: Solidago

§2a

Native status, by region

CAN Canada Native
L48 Lower 48 States Native
PR Puerto Rico Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 229 counties across 20 states/territories

Legend Native · 229 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Medium
Shade: High
Moisture use: Low
Fire: High
Salinity: High
Anaerobic: Low
CaCO₃: Low
Hedging: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -13 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 180 min.
Precipitation: 35–60 in/yr
pH range: 5.5–7.5
Root depth: 14 in min.
Fertility need: Low
Soil texture: coarse, medium

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Multiple Stem
Growth rate: Moderate
Lifespan: Short
Mature height: 3.5 ft
Foliage texture: Coarse
Foliage colour: Dark Green
Porosity (summer): Moderate
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: Yellow
Fruit colour: Brown
Fire resistant: Yes
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Late Summer
Seed abundance: Low
Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Fall
Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 700,000
Propagation: seed, bare root, container, sprigs

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: Yes
Browse palatability: Low
Graze palatability: Low
Palatable, human: No
Protein potential: Low
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 229 counties across 20 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 5 N ▾

Delaware view state ↗ 3 N ▾

Florida view state ↗ 36 N ▾

Georgia view state ↗ 6 N ▾

Illinois view state ↗ 2 N ▾

Louisiana view state ↗ 23 N ▾

Maine view state ↗ 9 N ▾

Maryland view state ↗ 16 N ▾

Massachusetts view state ↗ 11 N ▾

Michigan view state ↗ 4 N ▾

Mississippi view state ↗ 4 N ▾

New Hampshire view state ↗ 2 N ▾

New Jersey view state ↗ 16 N ▾

New York view state ↗ 11 N ▾

North Carolina view state ↗ 16 N ▾

Pennsylvania view state ↗ 4 N ▾

Rhode Island view state ↗ 5 N ▾

South Carolina view state ↗ 9 N ▾

Texas view state ↗ 22 N ▾

Virginia view state ↗ 25 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/SOSE ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5388927 ↗

Record version

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