'' Solidago odora'', the sweet goldenrod, anisescented goldenrod or fragrant goldenrod, is a North American species of

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within the family

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. The plant is native to the United States and Mexico, found in every coastal state from

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and as far inland as

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, and

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. It flowers from July through October. Subspecies include: *''Solidago odora'' subsp.'' odora'' - most of species range *''Solidago odora'' subsp. ''chapmanii'' (Gray) Semple - Florida and Southern Georgia only As a

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, ''Solidago odora'' has a variety of ethnobotanical uses, especially by the

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. The leaves, which smell of licorice when crushed, can be made into a tea.

Galls

This species is host to the following insect-induced galls: * '' Eurosta lateralis'' (Wiedemann, 1830) * '' Procecidochares atra'' (Loew, 1862) (summer and autumn generations) * '' Calycomyza solidaginis'' Kaltenbach, 1869

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{{Authority control odora Flora of Northern America Plants described in 1789 Plants used in traditional Native American medicine