Stiff Goldenrod

Oligoneuron rigidum (L.) Small

Aster family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

5.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Gnorimoschema gibsoniella, Tischeria solidagonifoliella, Tricholita notata

Native Range

USA: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.