Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Solidago confinis, commonly called southern goldenrod, is a North American species of flowering plants in the sunflower family. It is native to California, southern Nevada, and Baja California. Solidago confinis is a perennial herb sometimes as much as 200 cm (80 inches) tall, with a thick, woody underground caudex. One plant can produce up to 320 small yellow flower heads in a showy, branching array at the top of the stem.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

4 - 7 ft Tall

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Color

Yellow

Flowering season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Special uses

Groundcover

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Ease of care

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Propagation

For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Site type

Wet streambanks, springs, marshes, washes

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian

Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

1 confirmed and 134 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Anthidium tenuiflorae

Angelic Sweat Bee

Agapostemon angelicus

Wide-legged Sweat Bee

Agapostemon femoratus

Orange-bellied Sweat Bee

Agapostemon melliventris

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Nectarines

Prunus persica

Carrots

Daucus carota