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Post by MRHyker on Sept 13, 2014 11:53:01 GMT -5
... as Golden Rods go. To me most Golden Rod flowers look the same although on the micro scale they are very different. Flower heads provide a clue to identifying the dozen or so regional varieties but the real keys are the leaves and stems. This is Seaside Goldenrod found on the shore of Chesapeake Bay:   The leaves a long, smooth and un-toothed. Lower leaves can be 12 inches long.
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Post by bayliss on Sept 13, 2014 11:54:20 GMT -5
Very Pretty. Where did you find it?
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Post by MRHyker on Sept 13, 2014 11:55:20 GMT -5
The Dog Beach at Downs Park, MD of all places!
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Post by GaliWalker on Sept 15, 2014 21:07:43 GMT -5
I still remember that you identified golden rods for me, when I asked you what those yellow flowers were called, on our hike in Dolly Sods. I pointed some out to my kids, just the other day. 
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Post by MRHyker on Sept 15, 2014 22:30:24 GMT -5
There are something like 62-69 species of Goldenrod in the Mid-Atlantic region - depending on what reference you are looking at. There are 13 listed on my site. (OK, one is called a Silver-rod but it's in the same family.)
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