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Question: Thank you so much for your recent identification of the the Micranthes virgiensis! I would like to be able to …

• Question

  Thank you so much for your recent identification of the the Micranthes virgiensis! I would like to be able to identify different solidago species and am using the Newcomb's Wildflower Guide, but struggling with them. Do you have any suggestions for resources that might help with the goldenrods? Thank you! Jennifer

  Answer

  Dear Jennifer, the best way to work through these is to learn to use the keys provided in Flora Novae Angliae (available in the dichotomous key on Go Botany). Once you learn the terminology, and it is not difficult for the genus Solidago (goldenrods), you can learn them all much easier than struggling with an amateur guide that uses non-diagnostic features that often fail to discriminate taxa. Jonathon Semple (University of Waterloo) also produces a nice goldenrod guide with images that is helpful for our area.