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Zigzag goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis L.)

Also known as broad-leaved goldenrod.

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↑Summary

A somewhat atypical goldenrod, with broader leaves, and preferring shaded habitats. Unlike most Solidago sp., blooms off leaf axils in addition to at the end of each stem. The name refers to the fact that the upper stems often angle back and forth in a zig-zag pattern between the leaves.

↑Range - Expand

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Native
Native or Not Present

This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.

Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.

↑Habitat

Shaded, but not densely shaded areas, in woodland. Prefers slopes, especially sheltered locations on east- and north-facing slopes.

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• Solidago flexicaulis (Zigzag goldenrod) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)

• Solidago flexicaulis | Go Botany (About This Site)

• Solidago flexicaulis (Broad Leaf Goldenrod) | Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (About This Site)

• Solidago flexicaulis | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)

• Solidago flexicaulis | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)

• Solidago flexicaulis | Flora of North America (About This Site)

• Solidago flexicaulis | Missouri Plants (About This Site)

• Zigzag Goldenrod | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)

• Solidago flexicaulis (Zigzag Goldenrod) | Minnesota Wildflowers (About This Site)

• Solidago flexicaulis L. (Broad-Leaved Goldenrod, Zigzag Goldenrod) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)

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