Solidago sempervirens L. subsp. mexicana (L.) Semple
Seaside Goldenrod
Southern Seaside Goldenrod
Synonym(s): Solidago mexicana L.
Florida native
Solidago sempervirens is one of the 20 species of goldenrod found in Florida. The habitat of seaside goldenrod includes beach dunes, wet pinelands and the edges of salt marshes and flats. Found in nearly all of the coastal Florida counties and rarely inland in several parts of the peninsula.
A perennial herbaceous plant growing up to 2m (6-1/2 ft.) tall, glabrous with a typically slender form. The somewhat fleshy, elongated basal leaves persist through flowering. The stem leaves are sessile, nearly clasping, reduced upward and typically ascending with entire margins. The elongated inflorescenes are terminal and ascending with many small yellow flowers with 8-17 straplike rays and 10-22 florets in he disk. The fruit is a pubescent achene.
Recent studies (including Semple et al. 2016) have placed the Florida plants in Solidago mexicana and consider S. sempervirens limited to the mid-Atlantic states northward.
Solidago sempervirens is a member of the Asteraceae - Aster family.
Other species of the Solidago genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Solidago fistulosa - PINEBARREN GOLDENROD
Solidago odora var. chapmanii - CHAPMAN'S GOLDENROD
Solidago stricta - WAND GOLDENROD
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Nov 13, 2024