Plant Index
Solidago pinetorum
Solidago pinetorum Small
pineywoods goldenrod, small’s goldenrod
Image ID: 8139
Image by: Parkins, Grant Morrow
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library
PLANT INDEX
ID_PLANT: SOPISCIENTIFIC NAME: Solidago pinetorum
Include in WOTAS: 1
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-09-18
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: SOLIDGENUS SCIENTIFIC: Solidago
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Goldenrod
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of 90-110 species, herbs, primarily North American, but with a few species in South America, Macaronesia, and Eurasia. The placement of the flat-topped goldenrods has been controversial; they are here included in Solidago rather than being treated as the separate genus Oligoneuron.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION: Identification notes: Several related genera readily mistaken for (and/or sometimes included in) Solidago are included here as keying “failsafes”.
GENUS REFERENCES: Semple & Cook in FNA (2006b); Semple & Peirson (2013)=V; Semple (2013)=U; Nesom (1990); Cronquist (1980)=SE; Morton (1973, 1974); Zhang (1996); Cook & Semple (2004); Nesom (1993b)=Z; Heard & Semple (1988)=Y; Brouillet & Semple (1981)=X; Cronquist (1980)=SE; Braun (1942). Portions of the key adapted (in part) from various sources, especially FNA and SE. [also see Brintonia, Chrysoma, and Euthamia]
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: ASTERAFAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Asteraceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792
FAMILY COMMON: Aster Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment.
NCBG DESCRIPTIVES
INTRO: Erect to ascending, rhizomatous perennial of dry woodlands, woodland borders, road banks and dry pinelands.STEMS: Stems vaguely angled, mostly smooth.
LEAVES: Leaves basal and alternate on the stem, sessile, linear to lance-shaped (basal oblong-lance), 2 1/2-6 in. long, sparingly toothed and smooth; upper leaves smaller, spreading or reflexed and with clusters of reduced leaves in the axils.
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS: Composite flowers (heads) abundant along the nodding branches of a vaguely pyramidal terminal array, mostly on the upper side of each branch; heads about 1/4 in. wide, consisting of 3-8 yellow ray florets encircling a center disk of 3-9 tiny, yellow tubular florets. 2-3 series of tiny green bracts surround the narrowly bell-shaped base of each head.
FRUITS:
COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 2-3 ft.
DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Herb
LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate, Basal
LEAF COMPLEXITY: Simple
LEAF RETENTION:
FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY: Mixed
BLOOM TIME: July-September
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| x | x | x | x | x |
BLOOM COLOR: Yellow
| White | Red | Pink | Orange | Yellow | Green | Blue | Lavender | Purple | Violet | Brown | Not Applicable |
| x |
FRUITING PERIOD:
DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Disturbed, Dry forests, Woods margins
NATIVE RANGE: NC, SC, VA
HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text: Small’s Goldenrod is a native to North and South Carolina and Virginia. It has special value to native bees as it blooms in the heat of the summer. One plant can produce as many as 350 small yellow flower heads in a showy branching array at the top of the plant. This plant is often found in piney woodland and on hillsides. The Solidago genus supports up to 112 lepidoptera species.
Bloom Table Text:
NCBG Location:
Cultural Notes:
SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade
MINIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 6
MAXIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 9
GERMINATION CODE:
WILDLIFE VALUE: Bee Friendly, Butterfly Friendly
DEER RESISTANCE:
GRIM ACCESSIONS
| acc_id | acc_num | acc_dt | coll_id | Action |
| 4033 | 1992-0189 | View | ||
| 5513 | 1995-0636 | View | ||
| 9302 | 2019-0031 | 2020-11-20 | 2069 | View |
| 9384 | 2021-0047 | 2021-04-05 | 2448 | View |
GRIM COLLECTIONS
| Coll_id | Project | Collection date | Collector | Action |
| 2069 | HORT | 2019-06-01 | Liloia | View |
| 2120 | NPMD | 2020-11-19 | Marzolf | View |
| 2123 | NPMD | 2020-11-06 | Marzolf | View |
| 2128 | NPMD | 2020-11-22 | Kunz | View |
| 2448 | HORT | 2010-10-13 | Poythress | View |
GRIM PLANTINGS
| plt_num | acc_id | loc_num | pers_num | inst_dt | Action |
| 6361 | 4033 | 200 | NCBG staff | 1993-03-01 | View |
| 8027 | 5513 | 204 | NCBG staff | 1993-01-01 | View |
| 12436 | 9302 | 15 | Liloia | 2019-06-03 | View |
| 12628 | 9384 | 234 | Wait | 2020-06-26 | View |
| 12629 | 9384 | 235 | Wait | 2020-06-26 | View |
| 13214 | 9384 | 228 | Wait | 2021-11-23 | View |
| 13215 | 9384 | 229 | Wait | 2021-11-23 | View |
USDA PLANTS DATABASE
USDA Symbol: SOPIUSDA Common Name: Small's Goldenrod
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (NC, SC, VA)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
WEAKLEY FLORA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Solidago pinetorumCOMMON NAME: Pineywoods Goldenrod
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, FNA, G, K, RAB, S, SE, Va, W]
PHENOLOGY: Late Jun-Sep.
HABITAT: Dry woodlands, woodland borders, roadbanks, dry pinelands.
COMMENTS: N. and wc. VA south through e., c., and nw. NC to nc. SC.
RANGE MAP: Solidago pinetorum.png
Key to Map Symbols
ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Asteraceae Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792 (Aster Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution.
REFERENCE: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment.
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Solidago L. (Goldenrod)
SUMMARY: A genus of 90-110 species, herbs, primarily North American, but with a few species in South America, Macaronesia, and Eurasia. The placement of the flat-topped goldenrods has been controversial; they are here included in Solidago rather than being treated as the separate genus Oligoneuron.
REFERENCE: Semple & Cook in FNA (2006b); Semple & Peirson (2013)=V; Semple (2013)=U; Nesom (1990); Cronquist (1980)=SE; Morton (1973, 1974); Zhang (1996); Cook & Semple (2004); Nesom (1993b)=Z; Heard & Semple (1988)=Y; Brouillet & Semple (1981)=X; Cronquist (1980)=SE; Braun (1942). Portions of the key adapted (in part) from various sources, especially FNA and SE. [also see Brintonia, Chrysoma, and Euthamia]
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Solidago pinetorum in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)UNC SERNEC: Find Solidago pinetorum in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
WEB RESOURCES
USDA: Find Solidago pinetorum in USDA PlantsNPIN: Find Solidago pinetorum in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Solidago pinetorum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Solidago pinetorum
IMAGE USE RECORDS
ID IMAGE: 8139 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)ID IMAGE1: 17433 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 8139 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)
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