familyAsteraceae
genusSolidago
sectionSolidago sect. Solidago
subsectionSolidago subsect. Humiles
speciesSolidago simplex
varietySolidago simplex var. nana
Solidago simplex var. nana
Phytologia 70: 397. 1991.
Common names: Dwarf goldenrod
Basionym: Solidago humilis var. nana A. Gray
Synonyms: Solidago bellidiflora GreeneSolidago glutinosa var. nana (A. Gray) CronquistSolidago hesperia HowellSolidago purshii var. nana (A. Gray) FarwellSolidago spathulata var. nana (A. Gray) Cronquist
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Plants 4.5–13.6 cm. Leaves: basal orbiculate to broadly elliptic, bases attenuated to winged petioles, margins distinctly crenate; cauline 2–7, 20–60 × 8–12 mm. Phyllaries: shortest 2.1–3.1 mm. Disc florets: corollas 4.2–5.4 mm. 2n = 18.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Gravelly soils, alpine meadows, gravel slopes
Elevation: 2000–3000+ m
Distribution
B.C., Oreg., Wash.
Discussion
Variety nana is mainly confined to peaks of the Cascade Mountains in Oregon and Washington, and very rarely on central Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.