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Harris's or Shale-barren Goldenrod
Solidago harrisii Steele is a shale-barren ecotype native to the central Appalachian Mts. It is distinguished by having leaves that are relatively firm, basal usually ± proximally truncate and by having usually sparsely hairy fruits. The species was treated as a variety of S. arguta in Semple & Cook (2006 FNA), but recent unpublished multivariate analyses support species status. The species is tetraploid 2n=36.
Last update 10 November 2013 by J.C. Semple
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