Asteraceae

Rocky Mountain goldenrod

Solidago multiradiata Aiton

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago

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Rocky Mountain goldenrod (Solidago multiradiata) — FlowerPhoto: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Rocky Mountain goldenrod

Synonyms

Aster multiradiatus (Aiton) Kuntze
Solidago algida Piper
Solidago cusickii Piper
Solidago dilatata A.Nelson
Solidago heterophylla Nutt.
Solidago multiradiata subsp. multiradiata
Solidago multiradiata var. arctica (DC.) Fernald
Solidago multiradiata var. scopulorum A.Gray
Solidago rubra Rydb.
Solidago scopulorum (A.Gray) A.Nelson

Flowers

In flower: July to August (from 349 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: simonpesant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Bowser, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lauren Bosch, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Julianne Ourom, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Covington, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Allison Gray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.