Solidago ptarmicoides(Torr. & A.Gray) B.Boivin

prairie goldenrod

WFO wfo-0000076994 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Solidago ptarmicoides, photographed by Mary Krieger
fig. a Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-09-18 / obs. 158815148
Solidago ptarmicoides, photographed by Mary Krieger
fig. b Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 156667733
Solidago ptarmicoides, photographed by Ethan Rose
fig. c Ethan Rose, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 152070302
Solidago ptarmicoides, photographed by Ryan Sorrells
fig. d Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 151906402
Solidago ptarmicoides, photographed by Henry "Nick" Robertson
fig. e Henry "Nick" Robertson, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 150537453
Solidago ptarmicoides, photographed by Henry "Nick" Robertson
fig. f Henry "Nick" Robertson, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 150540408
Solidago ptarmicoides, photographed by Henry "Nick" Robertson
fig. g Henry "Nick" Robertson, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 150538830
Solidago ptarmicoides, photographed by Henry "Nick" Robertson
fig. h Henry "Nick" Robertson, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 150540153

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Native range 22 botanical countries

Regions where Solidago ptarmicoides is native: Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming ColoradoConnecticutIllinoisIndianaIowaManitobaMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMontanaNew HampshireNew YorkOhioOklahomaOntarioQuébecSaskatchewanSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaVermontWisconsinWyoming
Native distribution of Solidago ptarmicoides, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Colorado COL NORTHERN AMERICA
Connecticut CNT
Illinois ILL
Indiana INI
Iowa IOW
Manitoba MAN
Michigan MIC
Minnesota MIN
Missouri MSO
Montana MNT
New Hampshire NWH
New York NWY
Ohio OHI
Oklahoma OKL
Ontario ONT
Québec QUE
Saskatchewan SAS
South Carolina SCA
South Dakota SDA
Vermont VER
Wisconsin WIS
Wyoming WYO

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 15 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Aster albus (Nutt.) Eaton & Wright
  • Aster ptarmicoides Torr. & A.Gray
  • Aster ptarmicoides var. ptarmicoides
  • Diplopappus albus (Nutt.) Lindl. ex Hook.
  • Diplopappus albus var. albus
  • Diplopappus ptarmicoides Lindl. ex DC.
  • Doellingeria ptarmicoides Nees
  • Eucephalus albus (Nutt.) Nutt.
  • Heleastrum album (Nutt.) DC.
  • Inula alba Nutt.
  • Oligoneuron album (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom
  • Solidago asteroides Semple
  • Unamia alba (Nutt.) Rydb.
  • Unamia georgiana Greene
  • Unamia ptarmicoides (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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