{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox |image = Solidago auriculata.jpg |image_caption = Cumberland Escarpment in Tennessee |genus = Solidago |species = auriculata |authority = Shuttleworth ex S.F.Blake 1931 |synonyms_ref = <ref>[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-18588 The Plant List, ''Solidago auriculata'' Shuttlew. ex S.F.Blake ]</ref> |synonyms = *''Solidago amplexicaulis'' Torr. & A.Gray 1842 not M.Martens 1841 *''Solidago notabilis'' <small>Mack. ex Small</small> }}

'''''Solidago auriculata''''', commonly called '''clasping goldenrod'''<ref name=fna/> or '''eared goldenrod''',<ref name=fna/><ref>{{PLANTS|id=SOAU2|taxon=Solidago auriculata|accessdate=18 November 2015}}</ref> is a species of flowering plant native to the southeastern and south-central United States from South Carolina west as far as eastern Texas and southeastern Oklahoma.<ref>[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Solidago%20auriculata.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]</ref> It has a patchy distribution and is mostly found in rocky forests over calcareous rocks, although it can be along streams.

''Solidago auriculata'' is a perennial plant up to 150&nbsp;cm (5 feet) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. One plant produces sometimes as many as 100 small yellow flower heads in late summer and fall.<ref name=fna>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067536 Flora of North America, ''Solidago auriculata'' Shuttleworth ex S. F. Blake, 1931. Eared or clasping goldenrod ]</ref>

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auriculata Category:Flora of the United States Category:Plants described in 1842 Category:Taxa named by Sidney Fay Blake

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