Californian Goldenrod
Solidago Californica, Nutt. Composite Family
Stem.—Rather stout; low or tall. Leaves.—Oblong, or the upper oblong-lanceolate, and the lower obovate. Flowers.—In a dense, pyramidal panicle, four to twelve inches long, with mostly erect racemose branches. Heads.—Three or four lines long; yellow. Rays.—Small; seven to twelve; about as many as the disk-flowers. Hab.—Throughout California, to Nevada and Mexico.
Our State is not so rich in goldenrods as New England, yet we have several rather pretty species. Solidago Californica is found upon dry hills, and blooms from July to October. It is said to thrive well under cultivation.
It differs from the “Western goldenrod” in having its flowers in a pyramidal cluster.