Racemose goldenrod , verge d’or simple à grappes

Solidago racemosa Greene, Pittonia, 3: 160. 1897; S. anticostensis Fernald; S. glutinosa Nuttall var. racemosa (Greene) Cronquist; S. purshii Porter var. racemosa (Greene) Farwell; S. ×raymondii J. Rousseau; S. spathulata de Candolle var. racemosa (Greene) Cronquist ex Gleason; S. victorinii Fernald

Plants (6–)18–45(–85) cm. Leaves: basal spatulate to obovate, acute, margins dentate, sometimes crenate ; cauline (3–)12–33(–58) , proximal lanceolate to narrowly spatulate, (25–)45–94(–112) × (2–)3.7–9.5(–17) mm, margins entire or dentate, rarely serrate; mid to distal 5–24 (–50) × (0.8–)1.1–3.3(–8.0) mm. Peduncles: bracteoles 2+. Phyllaries: shortest (1.2–)1.6–2.4(–2.9) mm. Cypselae sparsely strigose. 2n = 36.

Flowering Aug–Sep. Calcareous rocks, ledges and cliffs along rivers; 10–300+ m; N.B., Que.; Maine, Md., N.Y., Pa., Vt., W.Va.

Variety racemosa is found as rare disjunct populations.