Solidago virgaureaL.

WFO wfo-0000088212 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Solidago virgaurea, photographed by Tatiana Strus
fig. a Tatiana Strus, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-02 / obs. 204680545
Solidago virgaurea, photographed by Силаева Татьяна Борисовна
fig. b Силаева Татьяна Борисовна, CC0 1.0 / obs. 203569186
Solidago virgaurea, photographed by Силаева Татьяна Борисовна
fig. c Силаева Татьяна Борисовна, CC0 1.0 / obs. 203568501
Solidago virgaurea, photographed by Anastasia_Surkova
fig. d Anastasia_Surkova, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 201722233
Solidago virgaurea, photographed by Anastasia_Surkova
fig. e Anastasia_Surkova, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 201673155
Solidago virgaurea, photographed by Anastasia_Surkova
fig. f Anastasia_Surkova, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 201723994
Solidago virgaurea, photographed by Yurii Basov
fig. g Yurii Basov, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 201186963
Solidago virgaurea, photographed by Yves Bas
fig. h Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 201937408

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Native range 60 botanical countries

Regions where Solidago virgaurea is native: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Altay, East Aegean Is., Iran, Japan, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Palestine, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, West Siberia, Assam, Cambodia, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AlgeriaMoroccoTunisiaAfghanistanAltayEast Aegean Is.IranJapanKrasnoyarskLebanon-SyriaMongoliaNorth CaucasusPalestineTranscaucasusTürkiyeWest SiberiaAssamCambodiaEast HimalayaNepalPakistanPhilippinesVietnamWest HimalayaAlbaniaAustriaBaltic StatesBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCentral European RussiaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkEast European RussiaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyKrymNetherlandsNorth European RussiaNorthwest European RussiaNorwayNW. Balkan Pen.PolandPortugalRomaniaSouth European RussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine Sardegna
Native distribution of Solidago virgaurea, 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. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Baltic States BLT
Belarus BLR
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
East European Russia RUE
Finland FIN
France FRA
Germany GER
Great Britain GRB
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Ireland IRE
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
North European Russia RUN
Northwest European Russia RUW
Norway NOR
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SWI
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Altay ALT
East Aegean Is. EAI
Iran IRN
Japan JAP
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Kuril Is. KUR
Lebanon-Syria LBS
Mongolia MON
North Caucasus NCS
Palestine PAL
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
West Siberia WSB
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Cambodia CBD
East Himalaya EHM
Nepal NEP
Pakistan PAK
Philippines PHI
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Morocco MOR
Tunisia TUN

Not drawn on the map: Kuril Is., Great Britain. We hold no public-domain boundary for these regions, so they are listed rather than guessed at.

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 31 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 minutus Kuntze
  • Aster virgaurea Kuntze
  • Doria virgaurea Scop.
  • Solidago alpestris Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.
  • Solidago armena Grossh.
  • Solidago axillaris Jeanb. & Timb.-Lagr.
  • Solidago cambrica Huds.
  • Solidago caucasica Kem.-Nath.
  • Solidago dahurica Kitag.
  • Solidago gebleri Juz.
  • Solidago gebleri var. gebleri
  • Solidago insularis Kitam.
  • Solidago jailarum Juz.
  • Solidago japonica Kitam.
  • Solidago japonica var. japonica
  • Solidago lapponica With.
  • Solidago lapponica subsp. lapponica
  • Solidago lapponica subsp. stenophylla G.E.Schultz
  • Solidago macrorrhiza Lange
  • Solidago minuta L.
  • Solidago monticola Jord. ex Boreau
  • Solidago occitanea Jeanb. & Timb.-Lagr.
  • Solidago talyschensis Tzvelev
  • Solidago taurica Juz.

and 7 more.

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. 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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