Solidago juncea is a perennial herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Leaves around the base of the plant can be as much as 30 cm (1 foot) long, the leaves getting smaller higher on the stem. One plant can produce as many as 450 small yellow flower heads in a large, showy array.[5]
Solidago juncea is often grown in gardens as an ornamental.[6][7]
Galls
This species is host to the following insect induced galls:
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago juncea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
^"Solidago juncea". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.