| Author | (A. Gray) A. Heller | |
| Distribution | Essentially throughout the state, except scarce in the northeastern corner. NOTE: Weakley (2022) treats this entity as S. vaseyi (A. Gray) Heller.
MD to WV and MO, south to northern FL, southern MS, and AR. | |
| Abundance | Fairly common to common in much of the state, but scarce in the northeastern counties. | |
| Habitat | Dry to mesic soils of pine-hardwood woodlands and forests, openings in same, Longleaf Pine-Wiregrass savannas, rocky slopes and bluffs. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting September to early November. | |
| Identification | See the account for Forest Goldenrod (S. arguta). Atlantic Goldenrod usually is a much more slender plant overall, with broadly spreading inflorescence branches. Note that some plants and populations will not key cleanly. According to FNA, the seeds of Atlantic Goldenrod are short-hairy, at least partly, vs. smooth in Forest Goldenrod. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | A note about Solidago arguta. It has traditionally been a difficult complex of entities, and there is even today much disagreement as to which to recognize, and at which rank. We follow Weakley (2022), but caution that not all specimens will key cleanly. Apparently, var. bootii does not occur in NC, but from SC south and west. NOTE: Weakley (2022) treats this entity as S. vaseyi (A. Gray) Heller.
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| Other Common Name(s) | Vasey's Goldenrod | |
| State Rank | S5? | |
| Global Rank | G5T4 | |
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