Solidago microglossa

Solidago microglossa DC. (synonym: S. chilensis var. megapotamica) is native to South America.  It has densely hairy stems with long hairs (0.3-1 mm) and can be very robust in subtropical and tropical habitats (Lopez Laphitz 2009; Lopez Laphitz & Semple 2015).  The closely related S. chilensis has stems with shorter hairs (0.1-0.3 mm) or glabrous stems.

Solidago microglossa range draft JCS

Rita Lopez Laphitz. 2009. The genus Solidago L. (Astereae, Asteraceae) in South America and related taxa in North America. M.Sc. Dissertation. University of Waterloo. Waterloo, Ontario.

Lopez Laphitz, R. and J.C. Semple. 2015. A multivariate morphometric analysis of the Solidago chilensis complex in South America and related taxa in North America (Asteraceae: Astereae).  Ann. Mo. Bot. Garden 100(4): 423-441.

Last update 13 August 2015 by J.C. Semple     

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