A Digital Flora
of Newfoundland and Labrador
Vascular Plants



Family Asteraceae
Genus Solidago: Goldenrods




Solidago rugosa Mill. subsp. rugosa






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Page created November 23, 2004
Page last updated April 6, 2022




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Solidago ×asperula
Solidago ×bartramiana
Solidago brendae
Solidago ×calcicola
Solidago canadensis var. canadensis [may not occur?]
Solidago fallax var. fallax
Solidago fallax var. molina
Solidago gigantea [may not occur?]
Solidago hispida
Solidago juncea [may not occur?]
Solidago macrophylla
Solidago multiradiata
Solidago rugosa subsp. rugosa var. rugoas
Solidago sempervirens
Solidago uliginosa





Solidago cf. ×bartramiana Fernald [Solidago brendae × Solidago uliginosa]  -  Bartram's Goldenrod - [NF]
Lewisporte, Newfoundland. Woolfrey's Pond. Edge of woods. July 28, 2006. [Note the very early flowering date for a triple-nerved goldenrod.] [Digital - John Maunder]
Inflorescence
Flowering Stems
Stem Leaves
Whole Plants

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Solidago brendae Semple  -  Brenda's Goldenrod - [NF] [before the description of Solidago brendiae in 2013, Newfoundland and Labrador plants were considered to be Solidago canadensis; John Semple considers all NL collections seen by him to be the new species]
Gander, Newfoundland. Thomas Howe demonstration Forest. Open, mixed woods. Sept. 14, 2014. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower Heads
Flower Heads
Flower Heads
Flower Heads
Mid-stem Leaf
Mid-stem Leaf
Mid-stem Leaf
Mid-stem Leaf
Mid-stem Leaves
Upper Leaves and Branch Bases
Top of Plant
Top of Plant
Top of Plant
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Whole Plant

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Solidago brendae Semple  -  Brenda's Goldenrod - [NF, LAB] [before the description of Solidago brendiae in 2013, Newfoundland and Labrador plants were considered to be Solidago canadensis; John Semple considers all NL collections seen by him to be the new species]
Seal Cove, Conception Bay, Newfoundland. Vicinity of Hydro flume, along shore highway. Shrubby edge of woods. June 7, 2014. [Digital - A. Glen Ryan]
Stem Leaves
Stem Leaves
Seal Cove, Conception Bay, Newfoundland. September 1, 2013. [Digital - A. Glen Ryan]
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Flowering Stems
Flowering Stem and Stem Leaves
Upper Stem Leaves
Stem Leaves
Stem Leaves
Stem Leaves
St. John's, Newfoundland. Vicinity of the old Railway Station. Near Waterford River. September 2, 2014. [Digital - A. Glen Ryan]
Inflorescence
St. John's, Newfoundland. Vicinity of the old Railway Station. Near Waterford River. September 3, 2014. [Digital - A. Glen Ryan]
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves and Stem
Inflorescence and Upper Leaves
Inflorescence and Upper Leaves
Whole Plants
Plants in Habitat
Seal Cove, Conception Bay, Newfoundland. Vicinity of Hydro flume, above shore highway. Shrubby edge of woods. September 8, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Inflorescence, Closeup
Flowering Stem
Stem Leaves
Stem Leaves
Stem Leaves
Whole Plants
Whole Plants
Whole Plants
Whole Plants, in Habitat
St. John's, Newfoundland. W end of downtown. September 18, 2013. [Digital - A. Glen Ryan]
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Upper Stem Leaves S. rugosa on left, S. brendae on right
Upper Stem Leaves S. rugosa on left, S. brendae on right
Upper Stem Leaves and Inflorescence S. rugosa on left, S. brendae on right
St. John's, Newfoundland. Railway Station. September 16, 2013. [Digital - A. Glen Ryan]
Flower Heads
Stem
Stem
Stem
Stem
Stem and Leaf Bases
Stem and Leaves
Leaves

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Solidago cf. canadensis Linnaeus subsp. canadensis [may not occur?]  -  Canada Goldenrod - [NF]
St. John's, Newfoundland. Vicinity of the old Railway Station. Near Waterford River. September 18, 2013. [Digital - A. Glen Ryan]
Inflorescence and Upper Leaves

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Solidago cf. canadensis Linnaeus subsp. canadensis [may not occur?]  -  Canada Goldenrod - [NF]
St. John's, Newfoundland. Vicinity of the old Railway Station. Near Waterford River. September 18, 2013. [Digital - A. Glen Ryan]
Plants in Habitat [very late blooming]

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Solidago cf. fallax (Fernald) Semple var. fallax  -  Deceptive Goldenrod, Big-toothed Canada Goldenrod - [NF, LAB]
Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Open shrubbery. September 19, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower Heads, Faded
Leaf
Flowering Stems
Flowering Stems

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Solidago cf. gigantea Aiton [may not occur]  -  Tall Goldenrod - [NF]
St. John's, Newfoundland. Railway Station. September 4, 2014. [Digital - A. Glen Ryan]
Stem Leaves with Axilary Tufts
Stem Leaves with Axilary Tufts
Stem Leaves with Axilary Tufts

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Solidago hispida Muhlenberg ex Willdenow  -  Hairy Goldenrod - [NF]
Burlington, Newfoundland. River Trail. Damp shrubbery near river. July 22, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Stem and Leaves
Inflorescences
Stem and Leaves
Cape St. George, Newfoundland. Bout du Cap Park. Exposed limestone heath. August 2, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plants
Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Open shrubbery. September 19, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower Heads
Flower Heads
Inflorescence
Lower Leaves
Whole Plant
Spiller's Cove, Newfoundland. September 20, 2014. [Digital - Glen Ryan]
Flowering stems
Spiller's Cove, Newfoundland. September 21, 2013. [Digital - Glen Ryan]
Flower Heads
Flower Heads and Leaves
Whole Flowering Plant with last year's dry stalks
Whole Flowering Plant with last year's dry stalks
Whole Plant in Fruit
Whole Plant in Fruit
Fruiting Heads

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Solidago cf. juncea Aiton  -  Early Goldenrod - [NF]
Gambo, Newfoundland. David Smallwood Park. Mixed woods. July 22, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowering Heads
Flowering Heads
Inflorescences
Inflorescences
Lower Leaves
Lower Leaves
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Rocky River, Colinet, Newfoundland. Clearing in conifer woods. August 26, 2006. [Note the tufts (fascicles) of small, lateral, branch leaves arising in the axes of the mid and upper stem leaves - typical of Solidago subsect. Junceae] [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Inflorescences
Inflorescences
Flowering Stem
Flowering Stem
Stem and Axillary Leaf Tufts
Stem and Axillary Leaf Tufts
Stem and Axillary Leaf Tufts
Stem and Axillary Leaf Tufts
Leaf
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Basal and Stem Leaves
Basal and Stem Leaves
Base of plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant in Habitat
Whole Plant in Habitat
St. John's, Newfoundland. Shea Heights. Trial to communications towers. Edge of mixed shrubbery. August 29, 2006. [Digital - Howard Clase]
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Stem Leaves and Axilary Leaf Tufts
Whole Plant
St. John's, Newfoundland. Torbay Road area. Johnson Family Trail between Buddhist Temple and arterial road. Edge of coniferous woods. September 2, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Stem and Axillary Leaf Tufts
Stem and Axillary Leaf Tufts
Stem and Axillary Leaf Tufts
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf, Underside
Stem Leaves
Stem Leaves
Stem Leaves
Whole Plant
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Meetinghouse Road. Blueberry grounds access road. Alpine heath. September 16, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Inflorescence

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Solidago macrophylla Banks ex Pursh  -  Largeleaf Goldenrod - [NF, LAB]
Table Head, Newfoundland. Old road siding. Limestone barrens. July 15, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Inflorescence
Ramah Bay, Labrador. August 1-3, 2005. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]
Whole Plant
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove. Open conifer woods. September 24, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower Heads
Leaves
Whole Plants
Whole Plants in Habitat
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove. East Coast Trail "zig-zags", Open conifer woods. October 7, 2007. [Digital - John Maunder]
Leaf Rosette; Non-Flowering Plant
Leaf Rosette; Non-Flowering Plant
Whole Plants

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Solidago multiradiata Aiton  -  Northern Goldenrod - [NF, LAB]
Burnt Cape, Newfoundland. Moss heath. July 15, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plants
Burnt Cape, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 21, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plant
Burnt Cape, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 22, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower Heads
Whole Plants
Marystown, Newfoundland. Landing Place Pond Trail. Shrubby bog. July 23, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plants
L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. Shore meadows. July 26, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Whole Plant
Ramah Bay, Labrador. August 1-3, 2005. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]
Whole Plants

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Solidago rugosa P. Miller subsp. rugosa var. rugosa  -  Roughstemmed Goldenrod - [NF]
Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland. Road to lighthouse. Roadside. September 1, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower Heads
Flower Heads
Flowering Branch
Flowering Branch
Flowering Branch
Flowering Branch
Flowering Branches
Buds and Stems
Upper Stem
Lower Stem
Leaf
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Whole Plants
Whole Plants
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland. North end. Coastal trail. September 7, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower Heads
Inflorescence
Leaves
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove. Edge of old field. September 6, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Inflorescence, Closeup
Inflorescence, Closeup
Flowering Stem
Leaves
Plants in Habitat
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove Road. Rocky outcrop. September 9, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plant
Whole Plants
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove Road. Old field. September 24, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower Heads and Fly

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Solidago sempervirens Linnaeus  -  Seaside Goldenrod - [NF - RARE]
Point au Mal, Newfoundland. Behind beach. June 28, 2000. [Transparencies - Dick Brake]
Leafy Plants
Leafy Plant in Habitat (extreme foreground)
Dildo Run Saltmarsh, just south of L. R. Curtis Causeway, Newfoundland. Opposite Cottle's Island Lumber Company sawmill. July 17, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Non-flowering Plants
Dildo Run Saltmarsh, just south of L. R. Curtis Causeway, Newfoundland. Opposite Cottle's Island Lumber Company sawmill. July 26, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower Heads
Flower Heads
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Flowering Stem, in Bud
Whole Plants
Whole Plants in Habitat
Boyd's Cove, Newfoundland. Levi's Landing. Saltmarsh shore. July 26, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Inflorescences
Whole Plants
Whole Plants
Sandy Point, Flat Bay, Newfoundland. Salt Marsh, just below high tide mark. August 21, 2000. [Transparencies - Nathalie Djan-Ch�kar]
Closeup of Inflorescence
Whole Plants

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Solidago uliginosa Nuttall  -  Bog Goldenrod - [NF, LAB]
Burlington, Newfoundland. River Trail. Edge of river. July 22, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower Heads
Flower Heads
Inflorescence
Whole Plant
Wild Cove Brook, near Corner Brook, Newfoundland. Rich fen. August 7, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Inflorescence, Closeup
Whole Plant
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Meetinghouse Road. Blueberry grounds access road. Alpine heath. August 19, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower Heads, Closeup
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Whole Plant
Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland. Grassy valley west of Biscayan Bay. August 30, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower Heads
Budding Heads
Leaf
Leaf
Basal Leaves
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Seal Cove, Conception Bay, Newfoundland. Seal Cove River. Bedrock within river flood level. September 8, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Stem
Leaf
Whole Plant

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Solidago sp. #1  -  Goldenrod - [NF]
Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Below mill, near river. Open. July 18, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Leaf
Budding Stems
Budding Stems
Whole Plants

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Solidago sp. #2  -  Goldenrod - [NF]
St. John's, Newfoundland. Balmoral Street. October 13, 2013. [Digital - A. Glen Ryan]
Fruiting Heads
Fruiting Heads
Fruiting Heads
Fruiting Heads
Inflorescence
Inflorescence

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Solidago cultivar?  -  Goldenrod - [NF]
St. John's, Newfoundland. Balmoral Street. Urban garden. August 25, 2013. [Very hairy!] [Digital - A. Glen Ryan]
Flower Heads close up
Flower Heads close up
Flower Heads close up
Flower Heads note long pubescence
Flowering Branch note long pubescence
Flowering Branch
Leaf Underside hairy veins
Leaf Underside hairy veins
Leaves top and bottom
Inflorescence Branches note long pubescence
Inflorescence Branches note long pubescence
Inflorescence Branches note long pubescence
Inflorescence Branches note long pubescence
Inflorescence note long pubescence
St. John's, Newfoundland. Balmoral Street. Urban garden. September 1, 2013. [Very hairy!] [Digital - A. Glen Ryan]
Flower Head
Inflorescence Branch
Inflorescence Branch

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