Common names:
Threenerve goldenrod, velvety goldenrod
Family:
Scientific name:
Solidago velutina
Main flower color:
Range:
Wyoming, the Four Corners states and adjacent areas
Height:
Usually up to 30 inches
Habitat:
Meadows, hillsides, open woodland
Leaves:
Narrow, oblanceolate, up to 4.5 inches long; around the base and along the stem (alternate). Margins smooth or toothed
Season:
June to October
The leaves of solidago velutina help identify this species; they point upwards, often nearly vertically, and have three prominent veins, the outer pair also extending most of the way to the tip. The stems tend to arch under the weight of the flower cluster, which has blooms concentrated on just one side. Stems grow singly, and are hairless around the base, but covered by downy hairs for most of their height; the leaves are similarly puberulent. Clusters vary greatly in size, containing between 30 and 500 heads. Flowers have 6 to 12 short yellow rays around a center of 5 to 17 disc florets
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