Seasonal Wild Flowers

Goldenrod

Solidago virgaurea

Asteraceae

July to September

It is found throughout the country except for parts of the

East Midlands and East Anglia.

See the BSBI distribution map for Goldenrod

It grows in woods and hedgebanks and on heaths, banks,

wet rocky hillsides and coastal cliff-tops.

Goldenrod is a native, very variable - with many different

ecotypes, perennial herb, growing up to 75cm.

Flowerheads are up to 1cm and on spikes.

There are up to 12 ray florets, which are yellow and

spreading.

The central disk florets are hermaphrodite, regular-

lobed petal tubes.

Bracts are yellow green, linear and pointed.

Leaves are green, ovate to lanceolate and variously

toothed.

Compare with Canadian Goldenrod, also July.

Goldenrod, Lune estuary, Lancaster

Flower spike

Ray (petal-like)) and disk florets (tube-like)

Linear, pointed bracts

Leaves