Solidago guiradonis

Guirado's goldenrod

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

Guirado's goldenrod is a California native perennial found in southern San Benito and Fresno counties along perennial stream banks and serpentine areas at elevations of 600 to 900 meters. Flowering from September to October, this plant produces yellow flowers in narrow heads with 8 to 10 ray flowers measuring 1 to 2.5 millimeters long. Growing with slender stems less than 1.3 meters tall arising from a short caudex, it has a generally smooth appearance. Its leaves are distinctively shaped, with lower leaves up to 20 centimeters long and narrowly oblanceolate, becoming progressively smaller and more linear toward the stem tips. The plant's flower heads feature narrowly triangular phyllaries with sharply acute tips, creating a delicate and structured appearance.

Habitat: Perennial stream banks and seeps, serpentine

Bloom period: Sep-Oct

Elevation: 600-900 m

Bioregions: s SCoRI (San Benito, Fresno cos.).

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.