Flower ID: IMG_1302.JPG-07-22-2017 Flower name (scientific): Solidago nemoralis subsp. nemoralis Aiton PY: 1789 Flower name (common): Gray Goldenrod Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.3 inches ( 0.3 to 0.8 cm) Petal count: 4 Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 4 to 40 inches ( 10. to 102. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, (basal and proximal cauline) spatulate-ovate to oblanceolate, (cauline) linear-oblanceolate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): August to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: How to differentiate related subspecies: Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: In US: In Canada: References: