SIDESADDLE GOLDENROD 



Solidago ciliosa Greene 



Although sidesaddle goldenrod is a dwarf plant, it is a showy 

 member of its group, for it has much larger flowers than most of the 

 goldenrods found in the western mountains. It enjoys steep mountain 

 slopes, where it is conspicuous among the many flowers that grow 

 beside the trails. The flower heads are equally large when the plants 

 grow at high altitudes, even though the stems may be only an inch 

 long. 



Sidesaddle goldenrod is found from Arizona and Colorado north- 

 ward to Alberta and British Columbia. 



The specimen sketched was obtained on the trail leading to Burgess 

 Pass about seven miles from Field, British Columbia, Canada, at an 

 altitude of 6,500 feet 



PLATE 183 



