species 4 observations
High Plains Goldenrod
Solidago altiplanities
Field notes
Solidago altiplanities, the high plains goldenrod, is a plant species native to the high-altitude plains of Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle, often found on ridges and escarpments.
Solidago altiplanities is an herb up to 1 m (39 inches) tall, spreading by underground rhizomes. One plant can produce as many as 350 small yellow flower heads in a broad, conical array.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Wavy-lined Emerald, Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia Moth, Goldenrod Elliptical-Gall Moth, Common Eupithecia Moth
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Giant Sweat Bee, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Painted Hickory Borer, Exema
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Western Encephalitis Mosquito, Keeled Treehopper, North American Tarnished Plant Bug, Dark-eyed Junco
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Monarch, Blue-winged Scoliid Wasp
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.