Solidago odora | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Solidago |
Species: | S. odora |
Binomial name | |
Solidago odora | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Synonymy
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Solidago odora, the sweet goldenrod, anisescented goldenrod or fragrant goldenrod, is a North American species of goldenrod within the family Asteraceae. [3] The plant is native to the United States and Mexico, found in every coastal state from Veracruz to New Hampshire and as far inland as Ohio, Missouri, and Oklahoma. [4] It flowers from July through October.
It can be found in habitats such as live oak woodlands, loblolly pine-sweetgum stands, and slashpine savannas. [5]
Subspecies include: [6] [7] [8]
As a traditional medicine, Solidago odora has a variety of ethnobotanical uses, especially by the Cherokee. [9]
The leaves, which smell of licorice when crushed, can be made into a tea. [10]
This species is host to the following insect-induced galls: