goldenrod
noun
gold·en·rod
ˈgōl-dən-ˌräd 
: any of numerous chiefly North American composite perennial herbs (genus Solidago) with small heads of usually yellow late-blooming flowers often clustered in panicles compare rayless goldenrod
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Nebraska’s prairies and parks are known for their vibrant wildflowers like prairie clover, goldenrods, and asters—but sunflowers are the real showstoppers in the fall.
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Yellow birches, beeches, and hobblebushes show flashes of color as early as mid-September in higher elevations—like those along the Sugarland Mountain and Appalachian Trails—and autumn wildflowers like coreopsis, goldenrods, asters, and black-eyed Susans add layers of other colors.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Earth tones are also having a moment: Easton loves a crimson and clay combo; Ferguson reaches for terracotta, sandstone, and goldenrod; and Helmsetter embraces the grounding combo of saffron and sky.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
Consider long-blooming summer flowers such as black-eyed Susan, as well as goldenrod, sedum and asters.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Yellow birches, beeches, and hobblebushes show flashes of color as early as mid-September in higher elevations—like those along the Sugarland Mountain and Appalachian Trails—and autumn wildflowers like coreopsis, goldenrods, asters, and black-eyed Susans add layers of other colors.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Earth tones are also having a moment: Easton loves a crimson and clay combo; Ferguson reaches for terracotta, sandstone, and goldenrod; and Helmsetter embraces the grounding combo of saffron and sky.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
Consider long-blooming summer flowers such as black-eyed Susan, as well as goldenrod, sedum and asters.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Goldenrod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goldenrod. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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goldenrod
noun
gold·en·rod
ˈgōl-dən-ˌräd
: any of numerous chiefly North American herbs that are related to the daisies and have tall stiff stems topped with rows of tiny usually yellow flowers on slender branches
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