Solidago odora


Solidago odora, the sweet goldenrod, anisescented goldenrod or fragrant goldenrod, is a North American species of goldenrod within the family Asteraceae. The plant is native to the United States and Mexico, found in every coastal state from Veracruz to New Hampshire and as far inland as Ohio, Missouri, and Oklahoma. It flowers from July through October.
It can be found in habitats such as live oak woodlands, loblolly pine-sweetgum stands, and slashpine savannas.
Subspecies include:
  • Solidago odora subsp. odora - most of species range
  • Solidago odora subsp. chapmanii Semple - Florida and Southern Georgia only
As a traditional medicine, Solidago odora has a variety of ethnobotanical uses, especially by the Cherokee.
The leaves, which smell of licorice when crushed, can be made into a tea.

Galls

This species is host to the following insect-induced galls: