Broad-leaved goldenrod

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Solidago flexicaulis, the broadleaved goldenrod, or zigzag goldenrod, is a North American species of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the eastern and central parts of the United States and Canada, from Nova Scotia west to Ontario and the Dakotas, and south as far as Alabama and Louisiana.

• It belongs to the Asteraceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 33 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to Minnesota. ^NatureServe
• In Minnesota, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in August–September. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as yellow. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as late summer. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 3 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 1,576 research-grade sightings of it in Minnesota, ranking #87 among the 110 flowers on our Minnesota list. ^iNaturalist