Common Name: Missouri Goldenrod

Latin Name: Solidago missouriensis

Height: 2-3 feet

Duration: Perennial

Bloom Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: July - August

Water Use: Medium-dry to dry

Soil: Soil that contains loam, clay-loam, or rocky materials. Also sandy or gravelly soils. Rich soils will allow the plant to spread more.

Light Requirement: Sun, Part Sun

Spreads via seeds and rhizome

Host Plant: Caterpillars of many moth species feed on this and other goldenrods.  Other insect feeders include stink bugs, plant bugs, the larvae of small flies (Tephritidae). 

Pollinators: Small bees, wasps, flies, and beetles visit the flowers for nectar and/or pollen.

Other Information: The Greater Prairie Chicken eats the foliage, while the Eastern Goldfinch and various sparrows eat the seeds to a minor extent. Although goldenrods are not preferred as a food source, the White-Tailed Deer, Cottontail Rabbit, and livestock eat the foliage occasionally. Prairie Voles and Meadow Voles eat both the seeds and foliage.  Lower growing, less spreading/not as aggressive and earlier bloom than other (Tall or Canada) goldenrods