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Bracts of the involucre blunt or sli,L,'htly pointed; stem glabrous or 

 sparingly pubescent above 

 Bog species; inflorescence wandlike ...Solidago uliginosa 

 Upland species; inflorescence various 

 Heads very short-peduncled 



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

 tall with n\'al 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 tenninal, usually large panicle, secund on its spreading or recurved 

 branches 



Maritime plants with thick fleshy entire leaves 



Solidago s e m p e r V i r e n s 

 Not maritime; leaves not fleshy 



Leaves all entire, thin and glabrous Solidago o d o r a 



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

 Leaves pinna tely-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 abo\'e 



Leaves very rough on the upper surface, serrulate 



Solidago p a t u 1 a 

 Leaves smooth, or minutely roughened on the upper 

 surface 

 Racemes few, widely divergent, very slender, lower 



leaves oblong, coarsely serrate and thin 



Solidago u 1 m i f o 1 i a 



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 



