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PLANTS

Zigzag goldenrod

Solidago flexicaulis

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialYellow flowers
Zigzag goldenrod, photo 1 of 5
Zigzag goldenrod, In flower
Zigzag goldenrod, In fruit
91 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 91 cm. Grows in forests and in thickets.

There are 1,365 observations of Zigzag goldenrod in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Estrie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal348
  2. Estrie211
  3. Capitale-Nationale173
  4. Montérégie133
  5. Laurentides106
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches57
  7. Laval56
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean55
  9. Lanaudière47
  10. Outaouais46
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent38
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine33
  13. Mauricie32
  14. Centre-du-Québec25
  15. Côte-Nord5

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Wreath goldenrodSolidago caesia
Largeleaf goldenrodSolidago macrophylla
Wrinkleleaf goldenrodSolidago rugosa
Common blue wood asterSymphyotrichum cordifolium
Hairy goldenrodSolidago hispida
Canada lettuceLaportea canadensis
White wood asterEurybia divaricata
Roundleaf ragwortPackera obovata
TOXIC
White snakerootAgeratina altissima
Stout goldenrodSolidago squarrosa
Yellow archangelLamium galeobdolon
Bigleaf asterEurybia macrophylla