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Solidago rigida ~ Oligoneuron rigidum ~ stiff goldenrod

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Characteristics:
  • FACU-
  • Michigan C Value: 5
  • a flat-topped goldenrod
  • clump-forming (like all flat topped goldenrods)
  • enormous heads
  • furry, velvety foliage
  • very stiff stem and branches
  • leaves ascending
  • only 1 conspicuous main vein on leaf
  • leaves get larger toward the base
  • large basal leaves
  • large basal rosette
  • dryer prairies
  • found primarily in Southern Michigan
  • all flat-topped goldenrods have basal rosettes; only this species and S. ohioensis have large leaves on rosettes
  • native
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