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:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds

Used for nectar by butterflies. Attracts a wide variety of pollinators, especially bees. Documented bee visitors includeColletes 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. Texanaand 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.
FNPS Plant Print

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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