Solidago odora

Solidago odora
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species:
S. odora
Binomial name
Solidago odora
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Aster odorus (Aiton) Kuntze 1791 not All. 1785
  • Solidago odora var. inodora A.Gray
  • Solidago suaveolens Schöpf
  • Aster commutatus Kuntze 1891 not (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray 1884
  • Solidago chapmanii Torr. & A.Gray
  • Solidago odora var. chapmanii (A.Gray) Cronquist

Solidago odora, the sweet goldenrod, anisescented goldenrod or fragrant goldenrod, is a North American species of goldenrod within the family Asteraceae. The plant is native to the United States and Mexico, found in every coastal state from Veracruz to New Hampshire and as far inland as Ohio, Missouri, and Oklahoma. It flowers from July through October.

It can be found in habitats such as live oak woodlands, loblolly pine-sweetgum stands, and slashpine savannas.

Subspecies include:

As a traditional medicine, Solidago odora has a variety of ethnobotanical uses, especially by the Cherokee.

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:

Ecology

Solidago odora is insect pollinated and is recorded to have been visited in northern Florida by Augochloropsis anonyma, Augochloropsis metallica, Augochloropsis sumptuosa, and Lasioglossum apopkense .

References

  1. ↑ "Solidago odora". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  2. ↑ The Plant List, Solidago odora Aiton
  3. ↑ NRCS. "Solidago odora". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Travis MacClendon, Karen MacClendon, B. Boothe, M. Boothe, Bian Tan, Brenda Herring, Jame Amoroso, Loran C. Anderson, Gwynn W. Ramsey, R.K. Godfrey, R. S. Mitchell, Paul L. Redfearn, Jr., Angus Gholson, George R. Cooley, Richard J. Eaton, James D. Ray, Jr., R L Lazor, V. I. Sullivan, A. F. Clewell, R. Kral, H. E. Grelen, Gary R. Knight, R. A. Norris, R. Komarek, Cecil R Slaughter, S. W. Leonard, R. E. Perdue, Jr., Richard D. Houk, James D. Ray, Jr., Olga Lakela, Jackie Patman, Melanie R. Darst. States and Counties: Florida: Alachua, Calhoun, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hernando, Highland, Hillsborough, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Marion, Martin, Okaloosa, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Santa Roasa, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Suwannee, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, Washington. Georgia: Camden, Grady, Thomas.
  6. ↑ Flora of North America, Solidago odora Aiton, 1789. Anise-scented or fragrant or sweet goldenrod
  7. ↑ Integrated Taxonomy Information System ITIS Accessed Sept 28, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Solidago odora". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  9. ↑ Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoske (1975). Cherokee Plants and Their Uses —A 400 Year History. Sylva, NC: Herald Publishing Co. p. 36.
  10. ↑ Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979]. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. Knopf. p. 404. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.
  11. ↑ Kaltenbach, J.H. (1869). "Die deutschen Phytophagen aus der Klasse der Insekten [concl.]". Verh. Naturh. Ver. Preuss. Rheinl. 26 (3, 6): 106–224.
  12. ↑ Ulyshen, M. D., K. Robertson, S. Horn, and C. Dixon. 2024. Characterization of the bee community and pollination network in a southeastern U.S. pine savanna. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 12:1403602.