Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_8357.JPG-08-02-2021
Flower name (scientific): Solidago gigantea Aiton PY: 1789. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) so-li-DAY-go (or sol-id-A-go) jy-GAN-tee-uh
Flower name (common): Giant Goldenrod
Family name (common): Aster
Family name (scientific): Asteraceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: From the Latin solido, to make whole or heal, to strengthen, referring to the assumed medicinal properties of the plant. A name used by Otto Brunfels (1488/89 – 1534) for its use as a medicine.
    Specific epithet: Latin for of or connected with the giants. In reference to the size of the plant.
Common name origin: From the height of the plant. From the Latin virga for rod and aurea for golden, hence goldenrod, so named for the bright yellow flowers.
Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches ( 0.5 to 0.8 cm)
     Petal count: 11
     Color: yellow
     Other: flower arrangement, Panicle
Plant description:
     Size: 12 to 84 inches ( 30. to 213. cm)
     Stem hairy:
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple
     Size: Proximal cauline leaves up to 10 cm long and up to 1.4 cm wide. Mid-stem to distal cauline leaves up to 8 cm long and 1.2 cm wide.
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     Other: Shape: leaf, lanceolate (FNA), narrowly lanceolate to elliptic (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): July to October
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Ethnobotany: The Menominee used this plant for medicine to treat unspecified ailments (Smith, p. 31, 1923). The Potawatomi used this plant as a remedy for fevers (Smith, p. 49, 1933). In both references Smith uses the old synonym name Solidago serotina for this plant.
Latitude: 44.797012
Longitude: -91.503032
Altitude: 225.10
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map
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Basionym: na
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Autonym: na
Wetland Status (NC): FACW
Wetland Status (MW): FACW