Solidago rugosa var. celtidifolia

Herbage moderately to densely hairy. Distal cauline leaf blades ovate, much reduced distally. Heads in wide arrays, usually with elongate proximal branches greatly exceeding subtending leaves. Rays florets 5-9. 2n = 18, 36.

Flowering Sep-Nov. Sandy and silty soils, fields, woods and wet ground, mostly outer coastal plain; 0-100 m; Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., Okla., S.C., Tex., Va.