Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Solidago lepida , the western Canada goldenrod or western goldenrod, is a North American plant species in the genus Solidago of the sunflower family. It is widespread across much of Canada, the western United States, and northern Mexico. Solidago lepida is a perennial herb up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Leaves have coarse teeth and are on the stem rather than at the base. One plant can sometimes produce as many as 800 small flower heads, each with 7-22 ray florets surrounding 2-13 disc florets.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

5 ft Tall

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Color

Yellow

Flowering season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Special uses

Groundcover

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Site type

Meadows, thickets

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Prairie, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest

Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

2 confirmed and 32 likely

Confirmed Likely

Hellinsia glenni

Wavy-Lined Emerald

Synchlora aerata

Adaina montanus

Old Man Dart

Agrotis vetusta