Asteraceae
Canada goldenrod
Solidago altissima
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Solidago
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 北美一枝黃花, 高大一枝黄花
- English
- Canada goldenrod, Great Plains goldenrod, Late goldenrod
- Finnish
- Korkeapiisku, Karvakanadanpiisku
- Korean
- 양미역취
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aomorikuma, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SageRaver, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SageRaver, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Solidago
- Canada goldenrodSolidago canadensisAsteraceae
- Giant goldenrodSolidago giganteaAsteraceae
- Gray goldenrodSolidago nemoralisAsteraceae
- Wrinkleleaf goldenrodSolidago rugosaAsteraceae
- Wreath goldenrodSolidago caesiaAsteraceae
- Solidago decurrensAsteraceae
- Missouri goldenrodSolidago missouriensisAsteraceae
- Roundleaf goldenrodSolidago patulaAsteraceae
- Showy goldenrodSolidago speciosaAsteraceae
- White goldenrodSolidago bicolorAsteraceae
- Solidago chilensisAsteraceae
- Pine barren goldenrodSolidago fistulosaAsteraceae
Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.