Solidago lepida var. salebrosa

Western goldenrod

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 3.2

Western goldenrod is a California native perennial found in northern Sierra Nevada and Modoc Plateau regions on moist streambanks and lakesides at elevations of 1,000 to 2,000 meters. Flowering from May to September, this plant produces golden yellow flowers in many-headed, pyramid-shaped clusters with ray flowers 2 to 2.5 millimeters long. Growing with rhizomatous stems up to 1.5 meters tall that can be slightly waxy, it has an open, spreading growth habit. Its mid-stem leaves are narrowly elliptic to lance-shaped, 5 to 15 centimeters long with three prominent veins and toothed edges. The small fruits are 1 to 1.5 millimeters long and sparsely covered with stiff hairs.

Habitat: Moist streambanks, lakesides

Bloom period: May-Sep

Elevation: 1000-2000 m

Bioregions: n SNH, MP

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