Solidago californica
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Solidago californica is a species of goldenrod
known by the common name California goldenrod. It is native to western North America from Oregon
through California
to Baja California
, where it grows in many types of habitat, including woodlands, valley grassland, and sometimes disturbed areas. It is a rhizomatous
perennial herb producing a hairy stem up to 1.5 meters tall. The lance-shaped leaves are up to 14 centimeters long near the base of the plant, and smaller farther up. The inflorescence
is a narrow, often one-sided series or cluster of many flower heads
. Each flower head contains many yellow disc florets and up to 11 narrow yellow ray florets which measure up to half a centimeter long.
Goldenrod
Solidago, commonly called goldenrods, is a genus of about 100 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Most are herbaceous perennial species found in the meadows and pastures, along roads, ditches and waste areas in North America. There are also a few species native to Mexico, South...
known by the common name California goldenrod. It is native to western North America from Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
through California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, where it grows in many types of habitat, including woodlands, valley grassland, and sometimes disturbed areas. It is a rhizomatous
Rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes...
perennial herb producing a hairy stem up to 1.5 meters tall. The lance-shaped leaves are up to 14 centimeters long near the base of the plant, and smaller farther up. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a narrow, often one-sided series or cluster of many flower heads
Head (botany)
The capitulum is considered the most derived form of inflorescence. Flower heads found outside Asteraceae show lesser degrees of specialization....
. Each flower head contains many yellow disc florets and up to 11 narrow yellow ray florets which measure up to half a centimeter long.