Solidago pinetorum

Small's Goldenrod

Solidago pinetorum Small is native to sandy soils and rocky sand bars in open places and dry woods in Virginia and the Carolinas.  It has fewer ray  florets (mostly 3–8) and disc florets (3–9) (Semple & Cook 2006 FNA) than S. juncea.  Solidago pinetorum was included in a multivariate study of subsect. Junceae but did not separate strongly from other taxa; sample sizes were relatively small and included S. gattingeri now placed in subsect. Radulae. The species is diploid (2n=18).

Solidago pinetorum range Semple draft

Lopez Laphitz, R., Yunfei Ma and J.C. Semple. 2011. A multivariate study of Solidago subsect. Junceae and a new species in South America (Asteraceae: Astereae). Novon 21: 219-225.

Last revised 15 April 2025 by J.C. Semple

© 2025 J.C. Semple, including all photographs unless otherwise indicated

Solidago pinetorum, North Carolina
Solidago pinetorum S 6003 WAT
Solidago pinetorum S 11222 stem
Solidago pinetorum, heads, North Carolina

1-4. Solidago pinetorum. 1. Tall shoots, Semple & B. Semple 11222, Lee Co., North Carolina. 2. Dried specimen, Semple & Chmielewski 6003 WAT, Edgecombe Co., North Carolina. 3. Stem, S & S 11222. 4. Heads, S & S 11222.