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4. Solidago flexicaulis L. Zig-zag or 
Broad-leaved Golden-rod. Fig. 4216. 
Solidago flexicaulis L. Sp. Pl. 879. 1753. 
Solidago lacifolia L. loe. cit, oe ae 
stem glabrous, angled, usually simple, zig-zag, 
1°-3° high, Leaves thin, ovate, acuminate at the 
apex, abruptly narrowed at the base into mar- 
gined petioles, somewhat pubescent, or glabrous 
beneath, sharply serrate, 2’-7’ long, 1’-4’ wide, the 
uppermost sometimes lanceolate and entire or 
nearly so; heads about 3” high, in short axillary 
racemose clusters, and rarely also in a narrow 
terminal thyrsus; bracts of the involucre obtuse 
to acutish, appressed; achenes hirsute-pubescent. 
In rich woods, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to 
Georgia, Tennessee, Minnesota and Missouri. As- 
cends to 2300 ft. in the Catskills. July-Sept. 
5. Solidago Curtisii T. & G. Curtis’ 
Golden-rod. Fig. 4217. 
Solidago Curtisii T. & G. Fl. N. A. 2: 200. 1841. 
Stem glabrous or sparingly pubescent, sim- 
ple or branched, slender, 14°-3° high, angled 
and grooved. Leaves thin, sessile, elongated- 
lanceolate or sometimes broader above the 
middle, long-acuminate, narrowed below into 
an entire base, sharply serrate, 3’-6’ long, 
4-12”" wide, glabrous or nearly so; heads 
2”-3” high, in rather loose axillary clusters 
and sometimes also in a narrow terminal 
thyrsus; bracts of the involucre few, obtuse. 
In mountain woods, Virginia and West Vir- 
ginia to Kentucky and Georgia. Aug.—Sept. 
Solidago ptitbens M. A. Curtis, of nearly the 
same range, differs in being quite densely pubes- 
cent. 
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6. Solidago bicolor L. White or 
Pale Golden-rod. Silver-rod. 
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Solidago bicolor L. Mant. 114. 1767. ith KW 
: SBN, 
Stem rather stout, hirsute-pubescent, TENN a 
or nearly glabrous, 6’-4° high, simple or AAI Se 
branched. Basal and lower leaves obo- NN) RY Lee 
vate or broadly oblong, mostly obtuse, 
2’-4' long, 1’-2' wide, narrowed into 
long margined petioles, dentate or cre- 
nate-dentate, more or less pubescent; 
upper leaves smaller and narrower, ob- 
long or sometimes lanceolate, obtusish 
or acute, sessile or nearly so, often en- 
tire; heads 2”-3” high, crowded in a 
terminal narrow thyrsus 2’-7’ long, and 
sometimes also clustered in the upper 
axils; rays white; bracts of the invo- 
lucre whitish, obtuse, the midvein broad- 
ened above; achenes glabrous. 
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In dry soil, Prince Edward Island to \ Wee 
Georgia, west to Ontario, Minnesota and ) Wr 
Tennessee. Ascends to 6300 ft. in North ps 
Carolina. Belly-ache-weed.  Silver-weed. 
July-Sept. 
