Question: Hi this is a follow up to a submission I sent on 7/25/2024 regarding the identification of a Goldenrod. You …
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Hi this is a follow up to a submission I sent on 7/25/2024 regarding the identification of a Goldenrod. You mentioned that you needed to see a photo of how the flower heads are arranged. I took some more recent pictures dated 8/8/2024. I would also add that the the stem appears to have a whitish hue that can be rubbed off quite easily. Could you confirm whether or not this plant is Solidago gigantea? Thankyou.
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Dear Stephan, good morning. The plants do have the capitulescence architecture of Solidago gigantea. The stems would be glabrous and glaucous in this species (as you noted), except within the axis of the capitulescence, where it might be hairy. Best wishes.
