Goldenrod is a

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that resembles the

goldenrod Goldenrod is a common name for many species of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, commonly in reference to the genus '' Solidago''. Several genera, such as '' Euthamia'', were formerly included in a broader concept of the gen ...

plant. A

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crayon with this name and color, although a lighter version, was created in 1958. __TOC__

Goldenrod

Displayed at right is the

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goldenrod. The color ''goldenrod'' is a representation of the color of some of the deeper gold colored goldenrod flowers. The first known recorded use of ''goldenrod'' as a color name in English was in 1915.

Variations of goldenrod

Light goldenrod yellow

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Pale goldenrod

The web color pale goldenrod is displayed at right.

Light goldenrod

The web color light goldenrod is displayed at right.

Dark goldenrod

The web color dark goldenrod is displayed at right.

Symbolism

* It is the color of paper that the

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's Ethics Department prints its

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declarations on, giving rise to the term "golden-rodding". * Goldenrod is the name of a city in ''Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal'', and their remakes ''

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver and are 2009 remakes of the 1999 Game Boy Color role-playing video games ''Pokémon Gold'' and ''Silver'', also including features from ''Pokémon Crystal''. The games are part of the fourth generation of the ''Pokémon'' video game series ...

''. * The cartoon sitcom 'The Simpsons' referenced Goldenrod in the episode

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. In the episode the

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'It Never Ends' producers use Goldenrod coloured pages to signify certain storylines in their scripts.

References

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