Putnam Park Wildflowers


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
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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)
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Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple
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     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
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