| Solidago caesia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Solidago |
| Species: | S. caesia |
| Binomial name | |
| Solidago caesia | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Solidago caesia, commonly named blue-stemmed goldenrod, wreath goldenrod, [2] or woodland goldenrod, [3] is a flowering plant native to North America.
Key identification features include a dark, wiry, blue or purple stem, and flower heads in the leaf axils instead of in a large array at the top of the plant. [3] Prefers medium to part shade, and can often be found in wooded areas. [4]
It grows in the central and eastern parts of the continent from Manitoba east to New Brunswick, south as far as Florida and eastern Texas. [5] [6]
This species is host to the following insect induced galls:
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