Solidago tarda, commonly known as Atlantic goldenrod, is a rare North American species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae. It is found along the Atlantic coastal plain from New Jersey and Alabama, though nowhere very common.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
Description Solidago tarda is a perennial herb up to 180 cm (6 feet) tall, with a branching underground caudex or rhizomes. Leaves are elliptic or egg-shaped, up to 35 cm (14 inches) long near the base of the plant, and shorter higher up the stem.
One plant can produce as many as 50 small yellow flower heads in a narrow, elongate array at the top of the plant.Flora of North America, Solidago tarda Mackenzie ex Small, 1933.
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External links Alabama Plant Atlas