Asteraceae
Showy goldenrod
Solidago erecta
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Solidago
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Showy goldenrod
Synonyms
- Solidago speciosa var. erecta MacMill.
Flowers
- In flower
- September to October (from 64 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peyton Phelps, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rachel Stepek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Solidago
- Canada goldenrodSolidago canadensisAsteraceae
- Giant goldenrodSolidago giganteaAsteraceae
- Canada goldenrodSolidago altissimaAsteraceae
- 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
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.