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Soils: Seasonally wet to moist, moderately- to poorly-drained freshwater to brackish soils, without humus.
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance: Moderate; tolerates brackish water or occasional inundation by salt water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: High; can tolerate moderate amounts of salt wind without significant injury.
Drought Tolerance: Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements: Full sun.
Flower Color: Yellow.
Flower Characteristics: Showy spikes.
Flowering Season: All year; peak summer-fall.
Fruit: Inconspicuous achene.
Wildlife and Ecology: Nectar plant for monarch (Danaus plexippus) and other butterflies. Attracts bee pollinators. Birds feed on the insects.
Horticultural Notes: Can be grown from seed.
References: Miami-Dade County Landscape Manual (2005).
Comments: The leaves can be used to make a tea. Goldenrods are not a cause of hay fever as has been suggested. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.
Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014 In habitat, Miramar Pineland Natural Area, Broward County, Florida Expand
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Copyright by: Chuck McCartney, 1991 In habitat, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Copyright by: Lydia Cuni, 2021. In habitat at San Carlos Bay Bunche Beach Preserve in Lee County, FL.
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