Solidago macrophylla, the largeleaf goldenrod[2] or large-leaved goldenrod,[3] is North American species of herbaceous perennial plants of the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern and central Canada (from Ontario to Newfoundland & Labrador) and the north-eastern United States (New York and New England).[4][5] Some of the populations in Québec and Labrador lie north of the Arctic Circle.[6]

Solidago macrophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Solidago
Species:	S. macrophylla
Binomial name
Solidago macrophylla Banks ex Pursh 1813 not Schloss. & Vuk. 1869 nor Bigel. 1824
Synonyms[1]
Aster thyrsoideus (E.Mey.) Kuntze Solidago mensalis Fernald Solidago thyrsoidea E.Mey.

Solidago macrophylla is a perennial herb up to 105 cm (42 inches) tall, with a thick woody rhizome. Leaves can be up to 15 cm (6 inches) long. One plant can produce 110 or more small yellow flower heads, mostly on short side branches.[3]

References

External links

• Media related to Solidago macrophylla at Wikimedia Commons
• Flore laurentienne, Frère Marie-Victorin (1885-1944), Solidago macrophylla Pursh ― Verge d'or à grandes feuilles. ― (Large-leaved goldenrod). in French with line drawing

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