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Solidago (canadensis)

Richard L. Wynia
USDA NRCS - Manhattan Plant Materials Center
3800 S. 20th Street
Manhattan, Kansas 66502-9535
(785) 539-8761
(785) 539-6928 (fax)
rich.wynia@ks.nrcs.usda.gov
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/kspmc
Family Scientific Name: Asteraceae
Family Common Name: Aster
Scientific Name: Solidago canadensis
Common Name: Goldenrod OR Canada Goldenrod
General Distribution: A widespread, highly diverse species throughout much of North America, with several semi-distinctive regional and ecological varieties. It frequently forms dense colonies in both. upland and lowland sites. Occurs in damp and dry open places, often in loose soils, and in clearings in wooded areas.
Propagation Goal: seeds
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: EASE OF COLLECTION: Seed stripped from plant inflorescences.
METHOD OF CLEANING: Utilized rub board to hand clean and extract achenes from inflorescence. Hand-screened product with 1/24 box screen. Small inert material removed with the South Dakota seed blower. Seed lot purity not very good, many stems and other inert materials approximately the same size as achenes in seed lot.
TYPE OF MATERIAL COLLECTED FOR PROPAGATION: Seed (achene) and rhizomes.
PROPAGATION METHOD: Seed or division. Germination requirements not studied to any degree.
NUMBER OF SEEDS PER POUND: Small seed size, up to 1.3 million seeds per pound.
PERCENT GERMINATION: Conflicting reports concerning germination potential.
Pre-Planting Treatments: PRETREATMENT USED: Seed may require stratification period to germinate at full potential.
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:		 METHOD OF GROWING: Data unavailable at date of publication.
Harvesting, Storage and Shipping: SEED MATURITY DATE: Fall.

UNUSUAL OR UNIQUE HARVESTING OR DIGGING REQUIREMENTS: Can be divided and transplanted in fall or spring.

STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: Data unavailable at date of publication.

ESTIMATED PROPAGULE STORAGE POTENTIAL: Data unavailable at date of publication.
References: Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas.

Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium Staff. 1976. Hortus Third. A Concise Dictionary of
Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada. New York, N.Y.: Macmillan
Publishing Co.

Weaver, J.E. 1954. North American Prairie. Lincoln, Nebraska.: Johnsen Publishing Co.

Citation:

Wynia, Richard. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Solidago canadensis seeds USDA NRCS - Manhattan Plant Materials Center Manhattan, Kansas. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/04/20). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.