Solidago virgaurea L., 1753 39% complete

European goldenrod

Sp. Pl.: 880 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Solidago virgaurea, 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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Sourced14 Source not recorded10 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.: 880 (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 European goldenrod No source recorded
Source not recorded
Family common name Aster family No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations W. Europe to C. Siberia and Philippines (Luzon) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 16 cm
  • 16 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 87 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 76, 116, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 251, 272, 320, 468, 724, 807
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 16 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 87 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 76, 116, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 251, 272, 320, 468, 724, 807
  • Superseded 16 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 87 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 76, 116, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 251, 272, 320, 468, 724, 807
Sourced
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 102 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 84, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 220, 272, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 102 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 84, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 220, 272, 500, 918
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 102 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 84, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 220, 272, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color yellow
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage texture empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit shape empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Maximum height 50 cm
  • 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 76, 116, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 251, 272, 320, 468, 724, 807
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 76, 116, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 251, 272, 320, 468, 724, 807
  • Superseded 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 76, 116, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 251, 272, 320, 468, 724, 807
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months jul, aug
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded feb, jul, aug · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
  • Superseded feb, jul, aug · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
  • Superseded feb, jul, aug · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 4, 25, 71, 110, 175, 178, 203, 272, 432, 818, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 4, 25, 71, 110, 175, 178, 203, 272, 432, 818, 918
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 4, 25, 71, 110, 175, 178, 203, 272, 432, 818, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 4 / 9 · moderately dry air
  • 4 / 9 · moderately dry 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 · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
Sourced
Light 6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light
  • 6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 71, 89, 444, 445
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 71, 89, 444, 445
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 71, 89, 444, 445
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 6.5
  • pH 6.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 5.5
  • pH 5.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Soil nutriments 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic)
  • 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
  • 18.3 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 76, 228, 272, 307, 372, 412, 468
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 18.3 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 76, 228, 272, 307, 372, 412, 468
  • Superseded 18.3 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 76, 228, 272, 307, 372, 412, 468
Not on the record
Other
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record