FNPS Plant Database

Solidago odora var. chapmanii

Chapman's goldenrod
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

Chapman's goldenrod

Synonym(s):

Solidago chapmanii

Genus species:

Solidago odora var. chapmanii

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

3-5 ft tall by 1-3 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

white

Phenology:

Flowers summer-fall.

Noted For:

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden

Considerations:

Availability:

Propagation:

Seed or cuttings.

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Short very dry periods -to- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Soil pH:

adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds



  • Used for nectar by butterflies.


  • Attracts a wide variety of pollinators, especially bees.  Documented bee visitors include Colletes maizdibzclaris, Perdita graenicheri, Agapostelnon splendens, Augochlorellaaurata,Az~gochloropsis metallica, A. sumnptuosa, Dialictus coreopsis, D. nytnphalis, D. placidensis, Halictus ligatus, Sphecodes heraclei, Dianthidiz~ln floridiense, Megachile albitarsis, M. tnendica, M. texana  and Apis mellifera (honeybee) (Deyrup et al. 2002).  The goldenrod soldier beetle (a.k.a. leatherwing beetle(,  Chauliognathus pensylvanicus is a goldenrod pollinator ( FL Wildflower Foundation ).


  • Is a larval food for some lepidopterans, mostly moths.




  • Songbirds such as goldfinches and sparrows eat the seeds, and mice and deer browse the foliage and flowers. 


  • Provides cover for many small animals including but not limited to lizzards, skinks, snakes, and mice.


Native Habitats:

Typically a plant of mesic to dry flatwoods and scrubby flatwoods. Can be ruderal.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

This forms clumps but does not form large clones, which means it will not take over a garden.

Citations:

Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Missouri Botanical Garden. https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=277477&isprofile=0



Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native Plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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