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White Flat-Topped GoldenrodSolidago ptarmicoides

Also known as Prairie Goldenrod · Upland White Aster · Upland White Goldenrod

Solidago ptarmicoides is a perennial goldenrod, unique for its white, daisy-like flowers, forming flat-topped clusters. It has stiff, linear leaves. Thriving in dry.

Photograph © Brent Guinn · CC-BY-NC

White Flat-Topped Goldenrod Names & Synonyms

Common names and botanical synonyms

Common Names

  • Prairie Goldenrod
  • Upland White Aster
  • Upland White Goldenrod
  • White Flat-Top Goldenrod
  • White Flat-Topped Goldenrod
  • White Sneezewort
  • White Upland-Aster

Synonyms

  • Aster albus (Nutt.) Eaton & Wright
  • Aster ptarmicoides Torr. & A.Gray
  • Chrysopsis alba (Nutt.) J.McNab
  • Chrysopsis alba Nutt. ex DC.
  • Diplopappus albus (Nutt.) Lindl. ex Hook.
  • Diplopappus ptarmicoides Lindl. ex DC.
  • Doellingeria ptarmicoides Nees
  • Eucephalus albus (Nutt.) Nutt.
  • Heleastrum album (Nutt.) DC.
  • Inula alba Nutt.
  • Oligoneuron album (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom
  • Solidago asteroides Semple
  • Unamia alba (Nutt.) Rydb.
  • Unamia georgiana Greene
  • Unamia ptarmicoides (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene

White Flat-Topped Goldenrod Taxonomy

Botanical classification

Taxonomic classification of White Flat-Topped Goldenrod
RankName
kingdomPlantae
divisionTracheophyta
classMagnoliopsida
orderAsterales
familyAsteraceae
genusSolidago
speciesSolidago ptarmicoides