Cut-leaf
or
Sharp-leaved
or
Atlantic
Goldenrod
Solidago
arguta
Ait.
is
native
in
woods
of
eastern
North
American.
The
S.
arguta
complex
was
studied
by
Gary
Morton
(1973
and
other
publications).
The
large
basal
leaves
with
tapering
bases
and
mid
stem
leaves
have
large
sharp
serrations.
Solidago
harrisii
was
included
as
a
variety
in
S.
arguta
by
Semple
&
Cook
(2006
FNA),
but
recent
unpublished
multivariate
work
indicates
species
status
is
appropriate.
The
species
includes
diploids
2n=18
and
tetraploids
2n=36.
Three
varieties
are
recognized
here,
with
the
typical
being
northern
and
the
other
two
being
southern
in
distribution.
Morton,
G.
H.
1973.
The
Taxonomy
of
the
Solidago
arguta–boottii
Complex.
Ph.D.
dissertation.
University
of
Tennessee
Last
update
10
November
2013 by
J.C.
Semple
©
2013
J.C.
Semple,
including
all
photographs
unless
otherwise
indicated.
