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Solidago cumberlandensis (Asteraceae), a New Species from the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: A new species, Solidago cumberlandensis Dattilo (Asteraceae), is described based on morphological traits and molecular data. This species has a novel combination of diagnostic characters for Solidago L. ser. Erectae (G. Don) Hoffman, where it is provisionally placed, most prominently including an extensive network of stoloniferous rhizomes producing colonies of sterile rosettes that significantly outnumber inflorescence-bearing stems during the flowering season. It is also distinctive for the DNA sequence of the nuclear ribosomal ITS region, differing from all other reported Solidago species. Solidago cumberlandensis has been documented from full-shade to part-sun situations within forested, narrow, flat to gently sloping riparian zones of high-gradient streams flowing through gorges of the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee.

Source: Novon A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature

DOI: 10.3417/20261082

Authors: Adam Dattilo, Aaron Floden, James Beck, Edward E. Schilling

Institutions: Missouri Botanical Garden, Wichita State University, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Language: English

Topic: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W7225085232

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