Stiff Goldenrod

Description:

Solidago rigida is easily distinguished from other goldenrods by its stiff, short, ovate leaves, its yellow flat-topped inflorescence, and its relatively large flower heads. Plants grow 2.5-15 dm high. The stem and leaves are covered with short spreading hairs, though this is not a salient feature of the plant. Basal leaves, when they are present, are firm, slightly toothed or entire, and vary in shape from elliptic to elliptic-ovate or broadly lanceolate to broadly ovate.