Asteraceae
Canada goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Solidago
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Common names
By language (31)
- arz
- كندى سوليداجو
- Azerbaijani
- Kanada qızılsəbəti
- Belarusian
- Канадзкі сумнік, Сумнік канадскі, Канадскі сумнік
- Bulgarian
- Канадска златна пръчка
- Chinese
- 加拿大一枝黃花, 加拿大一枝黄花, 海龙, 金棒草
- Croatian
- Kanadska zlatošipka
- csb
- Kanadny szczotecznik
- Czech
- Zlatobýl kanadský
- Danish
- Canadisk Gyldenris
- Dutch
- Canadese guldenroede
- English
- Canada goldenrod, Canadian goldenrod
- Estonian
- Kanada kuldvits
- Finnish
- Kanadanpiisku
- French
- Solidage du canada
- German
- Kanadische Goldrute
- Hungarian
- Kanadai aranyvessző
- Japanese
- セイタカアワダチソウ, 代萩, 背高泡立草
- Latvian
- Kanādas zeltgalvīte
- Lithuanian
- Kanadinė rykštenė
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kanadagullris
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Kanadagullris
- Persian
- علف طلایی کانادایی
- Polish
- Nawłoć kanadyjska
- Russian
- Золотарник канадский
- Serbian
- Štap svetog Jozefa
- Slovak
- Zlatobyľ kanadská
- Slovenian
- Kanadska zlata rozga
- Swedish
- Kanadensiskt gullris
- Thai
- ดอกสร้อยทอง
- Ukrainian
- Золотушник канадський
- Welsh
- Eurwialen Canada
Synonyms
- Aster canadensis (L.) Kuntze
- Doria canadensis (L.) Lunell
- Solidago arizonica Wooton & Standl.
- Solidago canadensis f. canadensis
- Solidago canadensis subsp. altissima (L.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
- Solidago canadensis subsp. canadensis
- Solidago canadensis var. canadensis
- Solidago canadensis var. procera (Aiton) Torr. & A.Gray
- Solidago hirsutissima Mill.
- Solidago hirsutissima var. hirsutissima
- Solidago lunellii Rydb.
- Solidago reflexa Aiton
Flowers
- In flower
- July to September (from 2,098 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Darius Regnier, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Darius Regnier, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Paul Manning, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Darius Regnier, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Georg Slickers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Силаева Татьяна Борисовна, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Aomorikuma, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.