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Asteraceae

Baby goldenrod

Solidago nana Nutt.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Solidago

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Baby goldenrod: Baby goldenrod (Solidago nana), Aster family (Asteraceae). Along the Mount Naomi trail, Utah.
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Baby goldenrod

Synonyms

  • Aster nanus Kuntze
  • Solidago nivea Rydb.

Characteristics

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

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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.