COMPOSITAE. 



VOL. III. 



19. Solidago Randii (Porter) Britton. Rand's 

 Golden-rod. Fig. 4231. 



Solidago Virganrea Randii Porter, Bull. Torr. Club 20 : 208. 



1893. 

 Solidago Virgaurea Redfieldii Porter, Bull. Torr. Club 20 : 



209. 1893. 

 Solidago Virgaiira monticola Porter, Bull. Torr. Club 20 : 



209. 1893. 

 Solidago Virgaurea Deanei Porter, Mem. Torr. Club 5 : 320. 



1894. 

 Solidago Randii Britton, Manual 937. 1901. 



Somewhat pubescent, at' least above, often glutinous ; 

 stem usually simple, rather stout, 5'-2 high. Basal 

 leaves oblanceolate, broadly spatulate, or obovate, 3'-8' 

 long, i' wide, or less, obtuse or acute, mostly dentate, 

 narrowed into margined petioles; stem leaves few, ses- 

 sile, or the lower petioled, oblong-lanceolate to spatu- 

 late, acute; heads 3 "-4" high, in a dense or interrupted, 

 rarely branched thyrsus and often in axillary clusters; 

 bracts of the involucre obtuse or acute; achenes more 

 or less pubescent. 



In dry, mostly rocky situations, Maine, New Hampshire, 



Vermont and northern New York to Michigan and on high mountains in Virginia. Referred, in our 

 first edition, as by previous authors, to the Old World Solidago Virgaurea L. Aug.-Sept. 



20. Solidago racemosa Greene. River-bank 

 Golden-rod. Fig. 4232. 



5". racemosa Greene, Pittonia 3: 160. 1897. 



Nearly glabrous, sometimes glutinous ; stems sim- 

 ple, usually somewhat glutinous, 6'-i8' high. Lower 

 and basal leaves oblanceolate, obtuse or acutish, den- 

 tate, or crenate, ii'-4' long, 2i"-4" wide, narrowed 

 into slightly margined petioles ; stem leaves sessile, 

 lanceolate, oblong or linear, numerous, crenate or 

 entire, mostly acute, smaller; heads about 3" high, 

 distinctly peduncled, in a terminal simple or branch- 

 ed thyrsus ; bracts of the involucre linear-oblong, 

 obtuse, or the inner acutish; achenes striate, pubes- 

 cent. 



On rocky river-banks, Newfoundland to northern New 

 York, Vermont and Virginia. Described, in our first 

 edition, under the name 5 1 . Purshii Porter, which proves 

 to be untenable. July-Sept. 



Solidago chrysolepis Fernald, of Quebec, has bright 

 yellow acute involucral bracts. 



21. Solidago Gillmani (A. Gray) Steele. 

 Gillman's Golden-rod. Fig. 4233. 



S". humilis Gillmani A. Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 17: 



191. 1882. 

 S. Virgaurea Gillmani Porter, Bull. Torr. Club 20 : 



209. 1893. 

 5". Gillmani Steele, Contr. Nat. Herb. 13: 367. 



1911. 

 S. racemosa Gillmani Fernald, Rhodora 10 : 91. 



1908. 



Glabrous, except the puberulent inflores- 

 cence; stem erect or reclining, rather stout, 

 sometimes 3 long. Lower and basal leaves 

 spatulate or oblanceolate, dentate, 3'-i2' long, 

 narrowed into long narrowly margined peti- 

 oles ; upper stem leaves lanceolate to linear- 

 lanceolate, gradually smaller; inflorescence 

 narrowly thyrspid-paniculate, sometimes 16' 

 long; heads distinctly peduncled, about 4" 

 high ; bracts of involucre oblong, scarcely 

 glutinous; rays 6-10, deep yellow, 2" long; 

 achenes sparingly pubescent. 



Sandy shores of Lakes Michigan and Superior. 

 Aug.-Sept. 



