 (Tal, Arieh. “Canada Goldenrod.” Go Botany, gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/solidago/canadensis/.) |
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| Common Name(s) | Canada Goldenrod | ||||
| Scientific Name | Solidago canadensis | ||||
| Family | Asteraceae | ||||
| Location/Vegetative Zone | Thicket or Dune | ||||
| Flowering Period | September-November | ||||
| Identifying Characteristics | Tall, leafy, finely hairy stem has tiny yellow flower heads | ||||
Description
- Grows up to 5 ft
- Leaves
- Alternate
- Narrow and sharply toothed
- Flower heads are less than 1/8th in wide
- 9-17 yellow flower rays
- Other uses
- Treatment of burns
- Leaf extracts are diuretic and antispasmodic.
Misc
- When used as tea leaves it can relive fever from snakebites
- Solidago refers to the supposed healing properties of this genus.
- Leaves approved in Germany for treatment of diseases of urinary tract.
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