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[3]: 211 Its common names include tall goldenrod [4] and giant goldenrod, [5] among others. Goldenrod is the state flower of Kentucky , [ 6 ] and Solidago gigantea is the state flower of Nebraska .
State federal district or territory Common name Scientific name Image Year Alabama: Camellia (state flower) Camellia japonica: 1959 (clarified 1999) [1] Oak-leaf hydrangea
The leaves are located along the stem, not in a rosette near the ground. One plant can produce as many as 1500 small yellow flower heads in a large conical array. The involucres of the main subspecies ( S. a. subsp. altissima ) are usually 3–4 millimeters, whereas those of S. a. subsp. gilvocanescens are usually 2–3 mm. [ 6 ]
Solidago altissima, tall goldenrod, was named the state wildflower of South Carolina in 2003. [49] The sweet goldenrod (Solidago odora) is the state herb of Delaware. [50] Goldenrod was the state flower of Alabama, but it was later rejected in favor of the camellia. [51]
Goldenrod is a common name for many species of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, commonly in reference to the genus Solidago. Several genera, such as Euthamia , were formerly included in a broader concept of the genus Solidago .
Solidago flexicaulis, the broadleaved goldenrod, [2] or zigzag goldenrod, [3] is a North American species of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Asteraceae.It is native to the eastern and central parts of the United States and Canada, from Nova Scotia west to Ontario and the Dakotas, and south as far as Alabama and Louisiana. [4]
The oldest symbol is the Alabama State Bible, from 1853. [1] The most recently designated symbol is the Little Bluestem , Alabama's state native grass, established in 2024. Alabama does not have an official nickname , although "Heart of Dixie" was strongly promoted by the Alabama Chamber of Commerce in the 1940s and 1950s, and put on state ...
Its leathery leaves are large for a goldenrod, reaching 3–6 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) wide and 8–20 cm (3 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 7 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) long. It produces heads of yellow flowers in the late summer and fall. [3] Its fruit is a wind-dispersed achene.