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Solidago tortifolia Elliott is native to dry, usually sandy soils in pinelands and embankments on the coastal plain of the southeastern U.S.  It has linear to linear-lanceolate leaves that are reduced upward and lower leaves that often twist into coils when senesced but persist on the stem (). Unlike the closely related S. juliaeÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýS. leavenworthii, which have elongated narrow secund pyramidal inflorescences, the inflorescence of S. tortifolia can be broadly pyramidal with more elongated lower branches. In a multivariate study of possible related species, S. tortifolia was the most strongly supported species statistically (Semple & Lopez Laphitz 2016). The species is diploid (2n=18). Semple (2023) presented the cytogeography of the species.

Semple, J.C. and R. Lopez Laphitz. 2016. On Solidago gypsophila and S. pringlei (Asteraceae: Astereae), rare and not so rare Mexican endemics: A multivariate study of the Tortifolia group of subsect. Triplinerviae. Phytoneuron 2016-29:1–20.

Semple, J.C. 2023. The cytogeography of Solidago juliae,ÌýS. leavenworthii, and S. tortifolia(Asteraceae: Astereae). Phytoneuron 2023-21: 1–12.

Last revised 15 April 2025 by J.C. Semple

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