''Solidago macrophylla'', the largeleaf goldenrod or large-leaved goldenrod,
[ is North American species of ]herbaceous
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perennial plants of the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern and central Canada (from Ontario to Newfoundland
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& Labrador) and the north-eastern United States (New York
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and New England). Some of the populations in Québec and Labrador lie north of the Arctic Circle.Pan-Arctic Flora, ''Solidago macrophylla'' Banks ex Pursh
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''Solidago macrophylla'' is a perennial herb up to 105 cm (42 inches) tall, with a thick woody rhizome. Leaves can be up to 15 cm (6 inches) long. One plant can produce 110 or more small yellow flower heads
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, mostly on short side branches.[Flora of North America, ''Solidago macrophylla'' Banks ex Pursh, 1813. Large-leaved goldenrod , verge d’or à grandes feuilles ]
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Galls
This species is host to the following insect induced gall:
* '' Asteromyia modesta'' (Felt, 1907)
external link to gallformers
References
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Flora of Canada
Plants described in 1813
Flora of the Northeastern United States
macrophylla
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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