Erect woodland perennial with leaves reduced upwards. Infloresence a long, narrow panicle of small yellow flowers, panicle to 30 cm long. Flowers appear early August. Basal leaves are stalked, obovate, 11 cm long (including petiole) and 2.5 cm wide. Leaves mid-stem are oblanceolate, 7 cm long and 3 cm wide. Stem and leaves hairy, leaves have downy undersides.

Habitat is listed as dry to moist woods by Budd's Flora, and as open woodlands, clearings and scrub prairie by Plants of Riding Mountain National Park. Fairly common.

I measured plants to 90 cm in height.

Photos taken August 20th, in moist mixed woods, Duck Mountain provincial park, 300 km NE of our home in Regina, SK.

Synonym:  Solidago bicolor var. concolor.

[ Home ]