Asteraceae
Solidago

Solidago gigantea Aiton

First published in Hort. Kew. 3: 211 (1789)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canada to NE. Mexico. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is has environmental uses, as a medicine and invertebrate food and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Introduced into:

Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Mexico Northwest, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Romania, Sakhalin, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aymerich, P. (2019). Notes sobre flora allòctona a Catalunya. II. Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d’Història Natural 83: 3-21.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006). Asteraceae. Flora of Australia 20: 1-666. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1992). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 6: 1-428. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Meyers, S.C. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Oregon 2: 1-861. Botanical research institute of Texas Press.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Urziceanu, M. & al. (2020). Updated list of non-native ornamental plants in Romania. Contributii Botanice Universitatea "Babes-Bolyai" din Cluj-Napoca 55: 59-82.
  • Vladimirov, V. Aybeke, M. & Kit Tan (2018). New floristic records in the Balkans: 37. Phytologia Balcanica 24: 397-461.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). http://botsad.ru/media/aux/bp/BP_2020_9_1_vinogradova.pdf. epublication.
  • (2020). https://moip-bio.msu.ru/wp-content/uploads/seregin-bulletin-of-moscow-society-of-naturalists-125-4-2020.41-45.pdf. epublication.
  • (2021). https://moip-bio.msu.ru/wp-content/uploads/akatova-bulletin-of-moscow-society-of-naturalists-126-6-2021.35-37.pdf. epublication.
  • (2023). https://moip-bio.msu.ru/wp-content/uploads/shovkun-bulletin-of-moscow-society-of-naturalists-128-1-2023.46-58.pdf. epublication.
  • Benedi, C. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora Iberica 16(III): 1453-2353. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006). Asteraceae. Flora of Australia 20: 1-666. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1992). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 6: 1-428. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Meyers, S.C. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Oregon 2: 1-861. Botanical research institute of Texas Press.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2014 Gay, J. [s.n.] K000890960 Unknown Type Material Yes
Otruba, J. [s.n.] K002305782 Yes
Rigo, G. [s.n.] Italy K002305790 Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR374] United Kingdom K001873105 No
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002305787 Yes
Svestka, F. [s.n.] Slovakia K002305781 No
Patson, T.; Gilbert, J.L. [244] United Kingdom K002305772 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002305901 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [3947] Canada K002310782 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002305777 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [62234] United Kingdom K002305775 No
Wyatt, J.W. [182] Austria K002305778 Yes
Conolly, A. [236] France K002305783 Yes
Frank, B. [s.n.] United States K002310784 Yes
Ozanon; Bonnet [s.n.] France K002305788 Yes
Suza, J. [s.n.] Slovakia K002305780 Yes
Blom, C. [s.n.] Sweden K002305792 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [62249] United Kingdom K002305774 Yes
Rigo, G.; Adr. Fiori; Beguinot, A.; Pampanini, R. [s.n.] Italy K002305791 Yes
Laus, K. [s.n.] K002305779 Yes
Bonnet, E. [s.n.] France K002305786 Yes
Lack, H.W.; Brummitt, R.K. [20405] Hungary K002305789 Yes
s.coll. [1[3]16] United States K002310783 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002305776 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [41] United Kingdom K002305773 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002305784 Yes
[Onthousur] [s.n.] France K002305785 Yes
Jones, A.P.D. [7087] Solidago gigantea var. leiophylla K002305793 Yes
s.coll. [H2731/71] United Kingdom Solidago gigantea var. serotina K002305771 Yes
Blake, S.F. [10647] Solidago serotina var. gigantea K002310227 Yes
Tolmie [116] United States Solidago serotina var. gigantea K002310223 Yes
MacDougal, D.T. [899] United States Solidago serotina var. gigantea K002310217 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Solidago serotina var. gigantea K002310208 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] United States Solidago serotina var. gigantea K002310226 Yes
s.coll. [595] Solidago serotina var. gigantea K002310202 Yes
Vreeland, F.K. [1003] United States Solidago serotina var. gigantea K002310218 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Solidago serotina var. gigantea K002310210 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Solidago serotina var. gigantea K002310206 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States Solidago serotina var. gigantea K002310222 Yes
[Schweinitz] [s.n.] Solidago serotina var. gigantea K002310209 Yes
[Peners] [s.n.] Solidago serotina var. gigantea K002310201 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Solidago serotina var. gigantea K002310224 Yes
Blake, S.F. [10647] Solidago serotina var. gigantea K002310228 Yes
Lyall (Dr) [s.n.] Solidago serotina var. gigantea K002310211 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [s.n.] United States Solidago serotina var. gigantea K002310225 Yes
Radford, A.E. [38115] United States Solidago serotina var. gigantea K002310221 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Solidago serotina K002311109 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Solidago serotina K002311108 Yes
Vine, R.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom Solidago serotina K002305764 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27909] Solidago serotina K002311107 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [12208] United Kingdom Solidago serotina K002305767 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Solidago serotina K002305765 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [12534] United Kingdom Solidago serotina K002305766 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [11433] United Kingdom Solidago serotina K002305770 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [4117] United Kingdom Solidago serotina K002305768 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Solidago serotina K002305769 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0