Asteraceae
Threenerve goldenrod
Solidago velutina
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Solidago
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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
Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.