Solidago juliae, known as Julia's goldenrod,[3] is a plant native to central and western Texas (trans-Pecos and Edwards Plateau regions), as well as southern Arizona, Chihuahua, Coahuila and Nuevo León. It occurs in grasslands, woodlands, and on freshwater shores.[4][1][5][6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Solidago |
| Species: | S. juliae
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| Binomial name | |
| Solidago juliae | |
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Solidago juliae is a perennial herb sometimes as much as 250 cm (100 inches or 8 1/3 feet) tall. One plant can produce as many as 950 yellowflower heads, borne in a large showy panicle at the top of the plant. Each head contains 9-15 ray florets surrounding 5-9 disc florets.[4][1]
Species is named for Julia Wells Nesom.[4][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Flora of North America, Solidago juliae G. L. Nesom, 1989. Julia’s goldenrod
- ^ The Plant List Solidago juliae
- ^ NRCS. "Solidago juliae". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ a b c Guy L. 1989 Phytologia. 67: 441-450. 1989. includes Texas distribution map on page 446
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ University of Waterloo (Canada), Asteraceae lab, Solidago juliae includes photos and distribution map
- ^ Julia's page includes photos of the plant in the wild, plus photo of type specimen at University of Texas herbarium
External links
edit- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Kerr County in Texas in 1989 by Guy L. Nesom and Julia Nesom, isotype of Solidago juliae
- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Chihuahua in 1852
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