Detail View: Kansas Wildflowers: Solidago rigida L.
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Catalog Number:
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2298
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Record ID:
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KBS_LARC.2298_1200.Sol_rig2.tif
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Global Unique Identifier:
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URN:science:KBS:wildflower:2298
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Institution Code:
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KBS
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Date Last Modified:
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12/16/2004
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Basis Of Record:
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observation
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Scientific Name:
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Solidago rigida L.
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Family:
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Asteraceae
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Genus:
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Solidago
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Species:
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rigida
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Scientific Name Author:
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L.
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State or Province:
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Kansas
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County:
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Riley
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Locality:
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Manhattan, 2.5 mi W along Riley Co. 412.
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Physiographic Province:
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Flint Hills
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Associated Plant Community:
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Tallgrass Prairie
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Collector:
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Craig C. Freeman
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Date Collected:
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9/26/1984
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Rights:
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Craig C. Freeman
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Source:
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Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
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Genus Name Meaning:
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From Latin solido, "to heal, to make whole"
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Species Name Meaning:
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rigid or stiff referring to stiff leaves
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Common Names:
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Rigid goldenrod
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Description:
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Plant life form: Perennial
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Description:
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Height: 2-16 dm
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Description:
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Species description: Flowers are yellow and bloom from August to October.
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Description:
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Species description: Erect, rough-hairy perennial herb with a stout branched rootstock. Stems are usually unbranched and clustered. Leaves are alternate, simple, and stiff.
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Description:
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Habitat: Prairies, especially those on dry, rocky soils.
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Description:
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Range in Kansas: Primarily in the eastern four fifths of the state.
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Description:
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Medicinal Uses: Tea from flowers and leaves used externally to clean and stop bleeding of wounds, taken internally to stop hemorrhaging. Lotion made from ground-up flowers used on bee and other insect stings. Root tea used as diuretic.
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Description:
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Other uses: Plant can be boiled down to make orange and brown dyes.
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Description:
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Warnings: POISONOUS to livestock.
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Description:
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Cultivation: Grows best in moist, average, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade.
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Description:
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Propagation: Seed--sow in fall or early spring. Division-in spring or fall.
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Color:
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Yellow
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