Asteraceae

Zigzag goldenrod

Solidago flexicaulis L.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago

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Zigzag goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) — FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 弯茎花叶一枝黄花
English: Zigzag goldenrod, Broad-leaved goldenrod, Broadleaved goldenrod
French: Verge d'or à tige zigzaguante

Synonyms

Aster latifolius Kuntze
Doria flexicaulis Lunell
Solidago flexicaulis f. flexicaulis
Solidago flexicaulis var. ciliata DC.
Solidago flexicaulis var. flexicaulis
Solidago flexicaulis var. latifolia (L.) Pursh
Solidago latifolia L.
Solidago scrophularifolia Mill.

Flowers

Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James Duncan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Averater, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nucatum amygdalarum, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daniel McClosky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nucatum amygdalarum, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.