Solidago nitida is a North American plant species in the family Asteraceae, common name shiny goldenrod. The species is native to the south-central United States, in the southern Great Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley. It is found in the states of Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Shiny Goldenrod being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Solidago houghtonii
- Solidago vossii
- Euthamia leptocephala
- Gymnosperma glutinosum
- Flaveria linearis
- Solidago ohioensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Solidago
- Species
- Solidago nitida
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