Dali. 
15. Summit of stem below panicle 
glabrous or sparsely pilose. 
Expected (S. gigantea). 
15. Summit of stem below panicle densely 
pilose, most of stem closely puberulent. 
16. Leaves sharply serrate; involucres 
2 to 2.8 mm. high; phyllaries 
slenderly tapering. Expected 
(S. canadensis). 
16. Leaves remotely serrate or 
subentire; involucres 3 to 
5 mm. high; phyllaries linear, 
DLUAt=Bipped se ye. TS. At. at. oe Se eal tissima 
Solidago graminifolia (L.) Salisb. Flat-topped Goldenrod 
Java Farm. Moderately abundant in old fields. Dominant species: 
Rhus radicans, Campsis radicans, Lonicera japonica, Solidago 
altissima, Rubus spp. Scattered young mixed hardwoods. 
Also, one station in freshwater part of Fox Creek marsh. Hectare 
3516. Associate species: Aster puniceus, Leersia oryzoides. Higman 125, 
245, 384. 
S. caesia L. Blue-stem Goldenrod 
Java Farm. Infrequent along old Muddy Creek Road and around 
entrance gate there. Hectare 2463. Canopy of mature Fagus grandifolia, 
Liriodendron tulipifera. Higman 385, 406. 
S. bicolor L. White Goldenrod 
Ivy Neck. One station: west shore of Cheston Creek estuary. 
Hectare 5725, Canopy of Quercus prinus, Q. alba, Carya tomentosa, 
Acer rubrum, Fagus grandifolia. Higman 1068. 
S. hispida Muhl. Goldenrod 
Java Farm. One station: Fox Point. Hectare 3558. Canopy of 
Quercus prinus, Q. alba. Associate species: Liatris graminifolia, 
Epigaea repens, Gaylussacia baccata. Higman 1133. 
S. sempervirens L. Seaside Goldenrod 
Java Farm. Infrequent in salt marshes. Associate species: 
Spartina patens, Distichlis spicata, Baccaris halimifolia. Higman 213. 
