Asteraceae
Giant goldenrod
Solidago gigantea
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Solidago
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Common names
By language (22)
- Bulgarian
- Гигантска златна пръчка
- csb
- Szczotecznik
- Czech
- Zlatobýl obrovský
- Dutch
- Late guldenroede
- English
- Giant goldenrod, Tall goldenrod
- Estonian
- Sügis-kuldvits
- Finnish
- Isopiisku
- French
- Solidage glabre, Solidage géant, Solidage tardif, Verge d’or géante
- German
- Riesen-Goldrute
- gv
- Bossan mollagh
- Hungarian
- Magas aranyvessző
- Japanese
- オオアワダチソウ
- Korean
- 미국미역취
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Kjempegullris, Haustgullris
- Polish
- Nawłoć późna
- Russian
- Золотарник гигантский
- Serbian
- Golema zlatica
- Slovak
- Zlatobyľ obrovská
- Slovenian
- Orjaška zlata rozga
- Swedish
- Höstgullris
- szl
- Nawłoć půźno
- Welsh
- Eurwialen gynnar
Synonyms
- Aster latissimifolius var. serotinus Kuntze
- Doria dumetorum (Lunell) Lunell
- Doria pitcheri (Nutt.) Lunell
- Solidago cleliae DC.
- Solidago dumetorum Lunell
- Solidago gigantea subsp. gigantea
- Solidago gigantea subsp. serotina (Kuntze) McNeill
- Solidago gigantea var. leiophylla Fernald
- Solidago gigantea var. pitcheri (Nutt.) Shinners
- Solidago gigantea var. serotina (Kuntze) Cronquist
- Solidago gigantea var. shinnersii Beaudry
- Solidago glabra Desf.
- Solidago pitcheri Nutt.
- Solidago serotina Aiton
- Solidago serotina f. serotina
- Solidago serotina var. gigantea (Aiton) A.Gray
- Solidago serotina var. minor Hook.
- Solidago serotina var. serotina
- Solidago serotinoides Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Solidago shinnersii (Beaudry) Beaudry
- Solidago somesii Rydb.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to September (from 1,378 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- 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: Wendelyn Bolles, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Claude Kolwelter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Atha, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ludwika Bukowiec, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zprazak, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Вячеслав Юсупов, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Solidago
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- Canada goldenrodSolidago altissimaAsteraceae
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- 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, 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.