Genus 22. THISTLE FAMILY. 389 
22. Solidago sciaphila Steele. Shadowy 
Golden-rod. Fig. 4234. 
S. sciaphila Steele, Contr. Nat. Herb. 13: 371. 1911. 
Glabrous, except the ciliate leaf-margins and pu- Beye } 
berulent inflorescence, 2°-34° high, light green. Woga\ y 
Leaves thin in texture, sparingly faintly veined, the 
lower spatulate to broadly oblanceolate, obtuse, 3’-5’ 
long, narrowed into long petioles, the upper oblong 
to oblong-lanceolate, sessile, smaller; heads race- 
mose on the slender branches of the narrow thyrsus, 
on peduncles as long as the involucre or longer; 
involucre campanulate, about 3’ long, its bracts 
linear-oblong, obtuse; rays about 5, light yellow, 
short. 
Shaded cliffs of the Wisconsin River, Sauk County, 
Wisconsin. Aug.—Sept. 
23. Solidago sempérvirens L. Sea-side 
Golden-rod. Fig. 4235. 
Solidago sempervirens L. Sp. Pl. 878. 1752 
S. angustifolia Ell. Bot. S. C. & Ga. 2: 388. 
Not Mill. 1768. 
Stem stout, leafy, usually simple, 2°-8° high, 
glabrous or slightly puberulent above. Leaves 
thick, fleshy, entire, with 2-5 pairs of lateral 
veins, the lower and basal ones oblong, spatu- 
late or lanceolate, mostly obtuse, sometimes 1° 
long, narrowed into long petioles; upper leaves 
sessile, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, acute; 
heads 3’-5” high, in secund racemes of a large 
terminal often leafy panicle; rays 8-10, showy; 
bracts of the involucre lanceolate, acute. 
1824. 
On salt marshes, sea-beaches, along tidal rivers 
and in sandy soil near the sea, Nova Scotia and 
New Brunswick to Florida and Mexico. Also in 
Hermida. Salt-marsh or beach golden-rod. Aug.— 
ec. : 
24. Solidago odora Ait. Sweet or Anise- 
scented Golden-rod. Fig. 4236. 
Solidago odora Ait. Hort. Kew. 3: 214. _ 1789. 
i odora inodora A, Gray, Man. Ed. 5, 244. 
Slender; stem simple, glabrous, or minutely 
pubescent above, 2°-4° high. Leaves usually 
punctate, anise-scented when bruised, or some- 
times inodorous, lanceolate, quite entire, acute 
or acuminate, 2-4’ long, 3-8” wide, sessile, 
or the lowermost petioled; heads 2”-24” high, 
secund on the spreading racemes of the termi- 
nal, usually ample panicle; rays 3 or 4, 2”-3” 
long; bracts of the involucre oblong-lanceo- 
late, acute, the inner much longer than the 
outer. 
In dry soil, Nova Scotia (according to Som- 
mers); New Hampshire to Florida, New York, 
Kentucky, Missouri and Texas. Blue mountain- 
tea. True golden-rod. July—Sept. 
