Index / Search / Solidago speciosa
§1 Plant
Solidago speciosa Nutt.
vernacular showy goldenrod — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and 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
§2b
County-level range
· 637 counties across 35 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 637 counties across 35 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 69 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clay 17025
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- St. Clair 17163
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Benton 18007
- Cass 18017
- Crawford 18025
- Elkhart 18039
- Fulton 18049
- Harrison 18061
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marshall 18099
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Porter 18127
- Pulaski 18131
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Barton 20009
- Butler 20015
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Cloud 20029
- Crawford 20037
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Greenwood 20073
- Jackson 20085
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Riley 20161
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Woodson 20207
Kentucky view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Bell 21013
- Boyd 21019
- Boyle 21021
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Calloway 21035
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Jefferson 21111
- Johnson 21115
- Laurel 21125
- Letcher 21133
- Lincoln 21137
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Todd 21219
- Warren 21227
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Allegan 26005
- Baraga 26013
- Barry 26015
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Cheboygan 26031
- Clinton 26037
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Emmet 26047
- Hillsdale 26059
- Iosco 26069
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kalkaska 26079
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lake 26085
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Macomb 26099
- Marquette 26103
- Menominee 26109
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Ontonagon 26131
- Oscoda 26135
- Otsego 26137
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Blue Earth 27013
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Mahnomen 27087
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pine 27115
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Renville 27129
- Roseau 27135
- Sherburne 27141
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Wabasha 27157
- Wadena 27159
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Mississippi view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Atchison 29005
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Callaway 29027
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Clark 29045
- Cooper 29053
- Gasconade 29073
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Monroe 29137
- Nodaway 29147
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Putnam 29171
- Randolph 29175
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Shannon 29203
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Worth 29227
Nebraska view state ↗ 16 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 3 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 14 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 17 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 8 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Blount 47009
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Dickson 47043
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Hamilton 47065
- Haywood 47075
- Knox 47093
- Marion 47115
- McNairy 47109
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Overton 47133
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Union 47173
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Austin 48015
- Bowie 48037
- Brazos 48041
- Cameron 48061
- Colorado 48089
- Comal 48091
- Ellis 48139
- Erath 48143
- Galveston 48167
- Hardin 48199
- Harris 48201
- Henderson 48213
- Jack 48237
- Jefferson 48245
- Kaufman 48257
- Liberty 48291
- Madison 48313
- Matagorda 48321
- Montague 48337
- Nacogdoches 48347
- Navarro 48349
- Smith 48423
- Stephens 48429
- Tyler 48457
- Upshur 48459
- Walker 48471
Vermont view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Alleghany 51005
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Campbell 51031
- Dickenson 51051
- Fairfax 51059
- Floyd 51063
- Franklin 51067
- Greensville 51081
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Rockbridge 51163
- Russell 51167
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Sussex 51183
- Wise 51195
West Virginia view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Chippewa 55017
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/SOSP2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5389063 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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