Solidago mollis is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names velvety goldenrod,[3]soft goldenrod[4] or Ashly goldenrod.[4] It is native to the central United States and central Canada, primarily the Great Plains from the Canadian Prairie Provinces south as far as Texas and New Mexico.[5]
Solidago mollis is a perennial herb up to 70 cm (2.3 ft) tall with creeping rhizomes. Leaves are egg-shaped or lance shaped, up to 10 cm (4 in) long, covered with soft, fine hairs. One plant can produce as many as 300 small yellow flower heads in a branching array at the top of the plant.[4]
Galls
This species is host to the following insect induced gall:
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago mollis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 November 2015.