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Solidago houghtonii (Houghton's goldenrod)

Synonyms: Aster houghtonii; Oligoneuron houghtonii

Wikipedia Abstract

Oligoneuron houghtonii is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Houghton's goldenrod. It is native to southern Ontario in Canada and also the northern United States (Michigan and New York). It is threatened by the loss and degradation of its habitat. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States and it is designated a species of special concern by Canada's COSEWIC. Since 1975 about 20% of the populations of this plant have been eliminated.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Bruce Peninsula National Park II   Ontario, Canada
Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve 470167 Ontario, Canada  

Citations

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1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2USDA 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