Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Solidago canadensis, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced18 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded11 Not on the record9 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	L.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Sp. Pl.: 878 (1753)	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phylum	Tracheophyta	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	species	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1753	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Canadian goldenrod	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Family common name	Aster family	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Subarctic America to Mexico	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	103 cm	103 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 199 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 50, 66, 92, 116, 133, 164, 174, 178, 251, 335, 419, 569, 608, 664, 853, 866, 882, 918, 925	Sourced
Biological type	hemicryptophyte	hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 358 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918, 925	Sourced
Flower color	yellow	yellow · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 882	Sourced
Flower conspicuous	true	true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Foliage color	empty	green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Foliage texture	coarse	medium · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 92	Differs from sources
Fruit color	empty	brown · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Fruit conspicuous	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Growth form	Rhizomatous	Rhizomatous · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Growth habit	Forb/herb	Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Growth rate	Rapid	Rapid · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Maximum height	200 cm	200 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 50, 66, 92, 116, 133, 164, 174, 178, 251, 335, 419, 569, 608, 664, 853, 866, 882, 918, 925	Sourced
Sexuality	empty	gynomonoecious · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	Not on the record
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months	aug	aug · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 163, 174, 203 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded feb, aug · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 163, 174, 203	Sourced
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 368 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 92, 110, 164, 178, 203, 432, 818, 882, 918, 925	Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity	7 / 9 · humid air	7 / 9 · humid air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Ground humidity	5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric)	5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 489	Sourced
Light	8 / 9 · light	8 / 9 · light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489	Sourced
Nitrogen fixation	None	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 57, 67, 71, 444, 445	Sourced
Ph maximum	pH 7.5	pH 7.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Ph minimum	pH 4.8	pH 4.8 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Soil nutriments	7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic)	6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Differs from sources
Soil salinity	0 / 9 · absent from saline soils	0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489	Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth	335 cm	335 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 432, 818	Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio	empty	27 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 50, 228, 412	Not on the record
Other
Propagation method	—	vegetative · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 174	Not on the record
Salt tolerance	—	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Shade tolerance	—	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 174	Not on the record
Soil ph indicator	—	6 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 489	Not on the record
Temperature indicator	—	6 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 203, 242	Not on the record

Solidago canadensis L., 1753 54% complete

Canadian goldenrod

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