''Solidago verna'' is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names springflowering goldenrod and spring goldenrod. It is native to North Carolina and South Carolina in the United States.''Solidago verna''.
The Nature Conservancy.''Solidago verna''.
Center for Plant Conservation. ''Solidago verna'' is a perennial herb growing up to about 1.2 meters (4 feet) in height. It produces a single hairy, erect stem from a woody, branching

caudex A caudex (plural: caudices) of a plant is a stem, but the term is also used to mean a rootstock and particularly a basal stem structure from which new growth arises.pages 456 and 695 In the strict sense of the term, meaning a stem, "caudex" is m ...

. The serrated leaves are up to 16 centimeters (6.4 inches) long and are borne on winged petioles. The inflorescence contains many bell-shaped

flower heads A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower"; ) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, compos ...

. Each flower head contains 7-12 yellow ray florets surrounding 14-27 yellow disc florets.''Solidago verna''.
Flora of North America. This species is the only goldenrod in the region that blooms in spring. ''Solidago verna'' occurs in several types of habitat, including sandhills, pine barrens, and pocosins. The three main habitat types are pocosin ecotones, the river terraces along the Little River, and wet pine flatwoods. Threats to the species include the loss of habitat to development and agriculture, including silviculture. Fire suppression may degrade the habitat as well.Fleming, M. M. S., et al. (2007)
Effects and importance of soil wetness and neighbor vegetation on ''Solidago verna'' M. A. Curtis Ex Torrey & A. Gray (spring-flowering goldenrod) (Asteraceae) Transplant survivorship and growth.
''Castanea'' 72(4) 205-13.

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verna Flora of North Carolina Flora of South Carolina Plants described in 1842 Taxa named by Moses Ashley Curtis Taxa named by Asa Gray Taxa named by John Torrey {{Solidago-stub