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Asteraceae

Threenerve goldenrod

Solidago velutina DC.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Solidago

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Threenerve goldenrod: Solidago velutina ssp. sparsiflora in Lee Canyon , Spring Mountains , southern Nevada
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Threenerve goldenrod, Three-nerve goldenrod

Synonyms

  • Aster sparsiflorus (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Solidago canadensis var. arizonica A.Gray
  • Solidago garrettii Rydb.
  • Solidago howellii Wooton & Standl.
  • Solidago mollis Rothr.
  • Solidago scabrida DC.
  • Solidago sparsiflora A.Gray
  • Solidago sparsiflora var. sparsiflora
  • Solidago sparsiflora var. subcinerea A.Gray
  • Solidago spathulata var. subcinerea A.Gray
  • Solidago trinervata Greene
  • Solidago velutina subsp. sparsiflora (A.Gray) Semple
  • Solidago velutina var. velutina

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
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.