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Solidago odora (Chapman's goldenrod)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Solidago odora, whose English name is sweet goldenrod, also referred to as anisescented goldenrod or fragrant goldenrod is a North American species of goldenrods within the sunflower family. 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. Subspecies include: \n* Solidago odora ssp. odora - most of species range \n* Solidago odora ssp. chapmanii (Gray) Semple - Florida only
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Infraspecies

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Scent [2]  The bruised leaves have a smell like a mixture of sassafras and aniseed;
Structure [3]  Herb
Usage [2]  An anise-scented essential oil is obtained from the plant; It is used medicinally; Mustard, orange and brown dyes can be obtained from the whole plant;
Height [2]  3.936 feet (1.2 m)
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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
3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
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