Solidago erecta


Solidago erecta is a species of goldenrod known by the common names showy goldenrod and slender goldenrod. It is native to the eastern United States, from Massachusetts west to Indiana, and south as far as Georgia and Mississippi.
Solidago erecta is a perennial herb up to 120 cm tall. One plant can produce as many as 350 small yellow flower heads in an elongated array.

Galls

This species is host to the fillowing insect induced galls:Asphondylia monacha Osten Sacken, 1869 Asteromyia carbonifera Procecidochares atra