Stiff Goldenrod
Oligoneuron rigidum (L.) Small var. rigidum
Aster family
Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
3.6 feet
Spread
20 inches
Flower Color
Yellow
Bloom Time
Late Summer
Growing Conditions
Light
Shade Tolerance
Intermediate
Water
Water Use
Medium
Drought Tolerance
High
Flood Tolerance
None
Soil
Soil Types
Loam, Sand
CaCO3 Tolerance
Medium
Fertility Need
Medium
Stress Tolerance
Fire Tolerance
High
Salt Tolerance
None
Climate
pH Range
5.0 – 7.5
Frost-Free Days
80 days
Precipitation
14 – 60 in
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.