Solidago Odora

Scientific Name: Solidago odora

Common Name: anisescented goldenrod

Symbol: SOOD

Category: Dicot

Genus: Solidago

Family: Asteraceae

Family Common Name: Aster family

Order: Asterales

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Kingdom: Plantae

Duration: Perennial

Growth Habit: Forb/herb

Native Status: L48 (N)

Edible: unknown

Sweet Goldenrod

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Scientific Name: Solidago odora

Common Name(s): Sweet Goldenrod

Edible: yes

Medicinal: yes

Parts Used: root

crashdive123 7 Sep, 2009	Use: Tea. The fresh or dried leaves and flowers brew up into a delicate, anise-flavored tea when steeped in hot water for 10 minutes.
Current Rating: 0.0000

crashdive123 7 Sep, 2009	Additional uses: Formerly used as a digestive stimulant, diaphoretic, diuretic, mild astringent; for colic, to regulate menses, stomach cramps, colds, coughs, fevers, dysentery, diarrhea, measles; externally, a wash for rheumatism, neralgia, headaches.
Current Rating: 0.0000

crashdive123 7 Sep, 2009	WARNING: May cause allergic reactions.
Current Rating: 0.0000

crashdive123 7 Sep, 2009	Note the showy plumelike clusters of small yellow-rayed blossoms (each blossom with 3-5 rays) and the seet, aniselike odor of the crushed leaves. The slender parallel-veined leaves are toothless, smooth, and show tiny transparent dots when held up to the sun 1 1/2 - 3 feet tall.
Current Rating: 0.0000

crashdive123 7 Sep, 2009	Where found: Dry open woods, roadbanks, pine barrens. Mo., Ohio, NY, s NH south to Texas and Florida. Flowers: July - October.
Current Rating: 0.0000

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