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Solidago californica (seaside fleabane)

Synonyms: Aster californicus (heterotypic); Solidago californica var. aperta; Solidago californica var. californica; Solidago puberula (heterotypic); Solidago velutina californica

Wikipedia Abstract

Solidago californica is a species of goldenrod known by the common name California goldenrod. It is native to western North America from Oregon through California to Baja California. It grows in many types of habitats, including oak woodlands, valley grassland, chaparral, and sometimes disturbed areas.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Lepidoptera, Bees
Scent [2]  The bruised leaves have a balsamic perfume.
Structure [3]  Herb
Usage [2]  Plants can be grown as a ground cover when spaced about 45cm apart each way;
Height [2]  12 inches (0.3 m)
Width [2]  6 inches (0.15 m)
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Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Predators

Chlosyne palla (Northern Checkerspot)[4]
Phyciodes tharos (Pearl crescent-spot)[4]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 4Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0