Scientific Name
Solidago speciosa

Common Name
Showy goldenrod

Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: 2 to 7 feet
Flower/fruit: Dense pyramidal or club-shaped terminal cluster of small yellow flower heads  
Flowering Season: Late summer into fall
Foliage: 4 to 10 inch elliptical, lightly toothed leaves; upper leaves are smaller and unstalked
Site: Open woods, prairies, thickets
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