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| Life form: |
| Perennial |
| Stems: |
| Height 30-150 cm, erect, arching at the top; pubescent |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, lanceolate to broadly linear; lanceolate, long attenuate, pubescent beneath, with margins mostly serrate, with 2 prominent lateral veins |
| Inflorescence: |
| Broad pyramidal panicle with a central axis and recurving branches; flowers on one side of stem |
| Flowers: |
| Tiny yellow flowerheads; disc florets usually fewer than ray florets; corolla 2.4-2.8 mm long |
| Flowering Period: |
| September, October |
| Fruits: |
| Achene, longitudinally ribbed, slightly hairy, small tufts of hair |
| Habitat: |
| cultivated land, as land, roadsides, railway embankments |
| Distribution: |
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Derivation of the botanical name:
Solidago, from Latin solidare, to join," or "to make whole". This indicates that it once had a reputation as a healer.
canadensis, of or referring to Canada.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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