Solidago tortifolia, commonly known as twistleaf goldenrod,[4] is a North American species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae. It is found in the eastern and southern United States, primarily along the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plain from Maryland to Texas.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Solidago |
| Species: | S. tortifolia
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| Solidago tortifolia | |
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Solidago tortifolia is a perennial herb up to 130 cm (52 inches or 4 1/3 feet) tall, with a woody underground caudex or rhizomes. One plant can produce as many as 300 small yellow flower heads in a large, branching array at the top of the plant.[6]
References
edit- ^ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 390.
- ^ Elliott, Stephen (1824). A Sketch of the Botany of South-Carolina and Georgia in Two Volumes. Vol. 2. Charleston: J. R. Schenck. pp. 377–378.
- ^ The Plant List, Solidago tortifolia Elliott
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago tortifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Solidago tortifolia Elliott, 1823. Twist-leaf goldenrod
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