Classification Hierarchy
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Tracheophyta
Superdivision Spermatophyta
Division Magnoliophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae
Genus Solidago
Species Solidago ptarmicoides
Prairie Goldenrod

Date: XXXXXXXX 2010. Location: XXXXXXXXX(map)

BONAP, FNA, ITIS, USDA, VPI

Scientific Name: Solidago ptarmicoides (syn. Oligoneuron album)

Common Name: prairie goldenrod, white flat-top goldenrod

Origin: Native

Notes: This is a white flowered goldenrod that is easily mistaken for an Aster. In fact it was once placed in the genus Aster under the synonym of Aster ptarmicoides.

Additional references: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

Field Marks for Identification:

Flowers: white;

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Glossaries of botanical terms: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

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