Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District
Grass-Leaved Goldenrod
(Flat-top Goldentop)
Euthamia graminifolia (Solidago graminifolia)
[C-value
4]
Aster family (Asteraceae)
Blooms August -
September
The native Grass-Leaved Goldenrod is common in our area. It prefers full sun and moist conditions. Habitats include moist black soil prairies, edges of marshes, seeps and borders of streams and ponds. This perennial is 2-4' tall and may be slender and little branched, while others are much branched with a bushy appearance. The alternate narrow toothless leaves are up to 4" long and only 3/8" across. Clusters of small composite flowers occur at the apex of the plant, each only about 1/8" across with 21-35 disk florets. They bloom gradually with older flowers turning brown while younger flowers are still in the bud stage.
Grass-leaved Goldenrod at Blackberry Trail Forest Preserve August 28, 2013
Grass-Leaved Goldenrod at Millbrook South Forest Preserve August 28, 2013
Grass-Leaved Goldenrod foliage at Millbrook South Forest Preserve August 28, 2013
Grass-leaved Goldenrod at Maramech Forest Preserve September 5, 2014
Native Americans used Solidago as in “Sun Medicine” to calm upset stomach, cure wounds, and even for toothaches. The goldenrods were long used topically for wound healing and also to treat tuberculosis, diabetes, enlargement of the liver, gout, hemorrhoids, internal bleeding, asthma, arthritis, colds, flu, kidney stones, bladder and urinary inflammation, allergies, laryngitis and sore throat, mouth ulcers, cuts and abrasions. It has the ability to fight off infection because it has both antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory elements. See Do Not Disturb Notice.
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