Solidago sempervirens L.
Seaside goldenrod, salt-marsh goldenrod
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass Asteridae A large class that encompasses asters
Order Asterales Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
Family Asteraceae The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
Genus Solidago From Latin solido, “to make whole or heal,” because it was believed these species had healing properties
Species sempervirens "Evergreen" (from Stearn's Botanical Latin )
About plant names...
Seaside goldenrods, which have adapted to the rigors of seaside living, are natives of North America. For a comparison chart of some of the varieties of goldenrods, see
Solidago .
Plants: 2-9′ (60-274 cm) tall.
Leaves: Seaside goldenrods’ major identifying feature
is fleshy, waxy, gray-green, salt-adapted leaves. Leaves have smooth edges, and are oblong or lanceolate . They are alternate , 2-3″ (5-7.6 cm) long × ½″ (1.3 cm) wide, and attach directly to the stem ("sessile "). Leaves at the base are 3-5″ (7.6-12 cm) long.
Flowers: Flowerheads are dense yellow panicles facing to each side, 2-5″ (5-12 cm) across, with flowers
only along the upward-pointing side. Flowers are about ¼-⅜″ (6.3-9.5 mm) around, somewhat larger than those of most goldenrods,
with 8-10 rays. They appear from October to November, and sometimes in the spring.
Edibility: Not edible.
Online References:
The Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Plants.ces.ncsu.edu
The United States Geographical Society's Nonindigenous Aquatic Species site
References:
Newcomb, Lawrence, Morrison, Gordon (Illus.), Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide , Little, Brown and Company, 1977 , p. 446
Peterson, Roger Tory, McKenny, Margaret, Peterson Field Guides: Wildflowers—Northeastern and North Central North America , Houghton Mifflin, 1968 , p. 198
Thierer, John W., Niering, William A, Olmstead, Nancy C., National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region , Alfred A. Knopf, 2001 , p. 323, 417
Brandenburg, David M., National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Wildflowers of North America , Andrew Stuart Publishing, Inc., 2010 , p. 137
9/6/2023 · Beach near Cook’s Lobster and Ale House, Bailey Island, Maine
9/9/2023 · Salt marsh, Flying Point, Georgetown, Maine
9/29/2013 · Compass Harbor, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm)
7/27/2015 · Two Lights State Park, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
9/11/2017 · Mt. Watatic, access road, Ashby, Massachusetts · ≈ 4½ × 7″ (12 × 18 cm)
9/7/2020 · Maquoit Bay Conservation Area, Brunswick, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)
9/18/2017 · Purgatory Falls, Mont Vernon, New Hampshire · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)
7/27/2015 · Two Lights State Park, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
7/27/2015 · Two Lights State Park, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
9/29/2013 · Compass Harbor, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm)
9/29/2013 · Compass Harbor, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm)
7/27/2015 · Two Lights State Park, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Solidago sempervirens description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 28 Sep 2023.
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9/18/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm) ID is uncertain
8/24/2023 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 6 × 10″ (16 × 24 cm)
9/6/2023 · Beach near Cook’s Lobster and Ale House, Bailey Island, Maine
9/18/2016 · Deer Isle Beach Vegetation Recla
9/11/2017 · Mt. Watatic, access road, Ashby, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 10″ (16 × 24 cm)
9/29/2013 · Compass Harbor, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 8 × 12″ (21 × 31 cm)
9/9/2023 · Salt marsh, Flying Point, Georgetown, Maine
9/18/2016 · Deer Isle Beach Vegetation Recla
9/18/2016 · Deer Isle Beach Vegetation Recla
6/10/2016 · Lobster Cove Trail, Monhegan Island, Maine · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm) ID is uncertain
8/24/2023 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 20 cm)
9/29/2013 · Compass Harbor, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 7 × 10″ (16 × 25 cm)
9/18/2017 · Purgatory Falls, Mont Vernon, New Hampshire · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)
Range: Zones 3-11:
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