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Leaves firm, ovate-lanceolate or oblong- 

 lanceolate; heads about one-sixth of an 

 inch high; racemes short; rays several 



Solidago n e g 1 e c t a 



Leaves firm, narrowly lanceolate; heads 



about one-sixth of an inch high; racemes 



few, short, rays one to five 



Solidago u n i 1 i g u 1 a t a 



Leaves firm, lanceolate or oval-lanceolate; 



heads one-sixth to one-eighth of an inch 



high; racemes numerous, slender 



Solidago juncea 

 Leaves thin, the lower broadly ovate, short- 

 acuminate; heads one-sixth to one-fourth 



of an inch high ; racemes numerous 



Solidago arguta 

 Leaves triple-nerved, that is, with a pair of lateral veins much 

 stronger than the others 

 Heads small, the involucre only i\ lines high or less; stem 



glabrous or pubescent Solidago canadensis 



Heads larger, the involucre one-sixth to one-fourth of an inch 

 high 



Stems glabrous ; leaves and involucral bracts thin 



Solidago serotina 

 Stem pubescent or scabrous 



Leaves lanceolate, sharply serrate or entire, rough 



above Solidago altissima 



Leaves oblanceolate, spatulate, oblong or ovate; 

 minutely rough-pubescent, grayish; lower leaves 

 oblanceolate; crenate; heads one-sixth to one- 

 fourth of an inch high 



Solidago nemoralis 

 Heads in a terminal, corymbiform, sometimes thyrsoid cyme, forming a flat- 

 topped inflorescence, (genus Oligoneuron Small) 



Leaves ovate, oblong, or oval, mostly rough on both sides 



Solidago rigida 



