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Solidago gigantea Aiton

early goldenrod (Asteraceae / Compositae)

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The flower-heads of Solidago gigantea have more flowers (especially disc-flowers) and are borne on shorter side-branches than in Solidago canadensis.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-09-10

 early goldenrod / Solidago gigantea: The flower-heads of _Solidago gigantea_ have more flowers (especially disc-flowers) and are borne on shorter side-branches than in _Solidago canadensis_.

Solidago gigantea is similar to Solidago canadensis in overall appearance and distribution. Although it is known as the ‘early goldenrod’, our plants are subsp. serotina, the late-flowering subspecies.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-09-10

 early goldenrod / Solidago gigantea: _Solidago gigantea_ is similar to _Solidago canadensis_ in overall appearance and distribution. Although it is known as the ‘early goldenrod’, our plants are subsp. _serotina_, the late-flowering subspecies.

The stems of Solidago gigantea have a bloom, rather than the hairs seen on Solidago canadensis, and the leaves are also less hairy.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-09-10

 early goldenrod / Solidago gigantea: The stems of _Solidago gigantea_ have a bloom, rather than the hairs seen on _Solidago canadensis_, and the leaves are also less hairy.

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