Summary description from Wikipedia:

Solidago speciosa in languages:

Chinese

華彩一枝黃

English

showy goldenrod

Estonian

ilus kuldvits

French

verge d'or voyante

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Parent Taxon

• Solidago

Sibling Taxa

• Solidago arenicola
• Solidago austrocaroliniana
• Solidago bicolor
• Solidago erecta
• Solidago georgiana
• Solidago hispida
• Solidago kralii
• Solidago pallida
• Solidago plumosa
• Solidago porteri
• Solidago psammophila
• Solidago puberula
• Solidago racemosa
• Solidago roanensis
• Solidago sciaphila
• Solidago speciosa

Child Taxa

• Solidago speciosa jejunifolia
• Solidago speciosa rigidiuscula
• Solidago speciosa speciosa

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