Solidago odora

Solidago odora
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[1]
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.[2] 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.[3] It flowers from July through October.

Subspecies include:[4][5][6]

  • Solidago odora subsp. odora - most of species range
  • Solidago odora subsp. chapmanii (Gray) Semple - Florida only

As a traditional medicine, Solidago odora has a variety of ethnobotanical uses, especially by the Cherokee.[7]

The leaves, which smell of licorice when crushed, can be made into a tea.[8]

  1. ^ The Plant List, Solidago odora Aiton
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Solidago odora​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Solidago odora Aiton, 1789. Anise-scented or fragrant or sweet goldenrod
  5. ^ Integrated Taxonomy Information System ITIS Accessed Sept 28, 2014.
  6. ^ "Solidago odora". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  7. ^ Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoske (1975). Cherokee Plants and Their Uses —A 400 Year History. Sylva, NC: Herald Publishing Co. p. 36.
  8. ^ 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.