Prairie Goldenrod Solidago Missouriensis
The flower clusters of the goldenrods vary from rather slender, stiff spikes, which give the name to the group, to large, spreading, feathery panicles. The Prairie Goldenrod belongs to the latter class and is only medium-sized, both as to flower-clusters and plants, which are 8 in.-2 ft. tall. It blooms from midsummer to autumn and is most at home on the prairies, though it also occurs in meadows and on gravel-slides at 3000-10000 ft. The Goldenrod is the state flower of Nebraska. The botanical name for the genus comes from the Greek “to make whole” which refers to the healing properties formerly attributed to the plant.
ASTER FAMILY
1 Prairie Goldenrod: Solidago missouriensis
2 Pussy’s Toes: Antennaria dioeca
3 Daisy: Erigeron macranthus
4 Purple Aster: Machaeranthera Bigelovii
5 Leafy Aster: Aster foliaceus
6 Gold-top: Gutierrezia sarothrae
7 Golden Eye: Chrysopsis villosa
8 Gum Weed: Grindelia squarrosa