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Bracts of the involucre blunt or slightly pointed; stem glabrous or 



sparingly pubescent above 



Bog species ; inflorescence wandlike . ...Solidago uliginosa 

 Upland species; inflorescence various 

 Heads very short-peduncled 



Leaves thick, firm in texture, little toothed or entire; very 

 tall with oval or broadly ovate lower leaves which are 



serrate Solidago speciosa 



Leaves thin in texture, at least the lower ones serrate; low 



species Solidago randii 



Heads distinctly slender peduncled; basal leaves narrowly 



oblanceolate, one-third of an inch wide or less 



Solidago racemosa 



Heads in a terminal, usually large panicle, secund on its spreading or recurved 

 branches 



Maritime plants with thick fleshy entire leaves 



Solidago sempervirens 

 Not maritime; leaves not fleshy 



Leaves all entire, thin and glabrous Solidago odora 



Leaves, at least the lower ones, more or less toothed or serrate 

 Leaves pinnately-veined, not triple-nerved 



Stems densely pubescent; leaves more or less so and rugose- 

 veiny beneath, sharply serrate Solidago rugosa 



Stems glabrous, or merely puberulent above 



Leaves very rough on the upper surface, serrulate 



Solidago patula 

 Leaves smooth, or minutely roughened on the upper 



surface 

 Racemes few, widely divergent, very slender, lower 



leaves oblong, coarsely serrate and thin 



Solidago ulmifolia 



Racemes numerous, spreading, recurved or ascending 

 Leaves all oblong or oblong-lanceolate and 



sessile Solidago elliotii 



Leaves, at least the lower ones petioled, lanceolate 

 or ovate-lanceolate 



