Pollinator plant

giant goldenrod

Solidago gigantea

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Common names

31 names · 23 languages
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Other languages (22)
Dutch
French
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 早生一枝黄花[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 巨大一枝黃[3]
Czech
  • zlatobýl obrovský[3]
Danish
  • Sildig gyldenris[3]
Estonian
  • sügis-kuldvits[3]
Finnish
German
Hungarian
  • magas aranyvessző[3]
Italian
  • pioggia d'oro maggiore[1][3]
Japanese
  • オオアワダチソウ(広義)[3]
Korean
  • 미국미역취[3]
Lithuanian
  • Didžioji rykštenė[3]
  • Vėlyvoji rykštenė[3]
Norwegian
  • kjempegullris[3]
Polish
  • Nawłoć późna[3]
Russian
  • Золотарник гигантский[3]
  • Золотарник поздний[3]
Serbian
  • Golema zlatica[3]
  • Голема златица[3]
Slovak
  • zlatobyľ obrovská[3]
Slovenian
  • orjaška zlata rozga[3]
Swedish
  • höstgullris[3]
Ukrainian
  • Золотушник гігантський (Золотушник пізній)[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Solidago gigantea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • giant goldenrod — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Riesen-Goldrute — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Early goldenrod — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • smooth goldenrod — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • tall goldenrod — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Turtle Mountain goldenrod — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Solidage géant — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • verge d'or géante — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • pioggia d'oro maggiore — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Late guldenroede — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Solidago gigantea ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Giant Goldenrod — VernacularName.tsv, line 144313; taxon 6Z4X2.
  • Riesen-Goldrute (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 144314; taxon 6Z4X2.
  • Early Goldenrod — VernacularName.tsv, line 144312; taxon 6Z4X2.
  • Smooth Goldenrod (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 144315; taxon 6Z4X2.
  • Tall Goldenrod — VernacularName.tsv, line 144316; taxon 6Z4X2.
[3] Solidago gigantea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • giant goldenrod — results[14].names[1]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Riesen-Goldrute — results[14].names[6]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Early goldenrod — results[14].names[8]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • smooth goldenrod — results[14].names[7]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • tall goldenrod — results[14].names[2]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Turtle Mountain goldenrod — results[14].names[12]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Solidage géant — results[14].names[24]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • verge d'or géante — results[14].names[4]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • pioggia d'oro maggiore — results[14].names[5]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Late guldenroede — results[14].names[17]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • zlatobýl obrovský — results[14].names[9]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Sildig gyldenris — results[14].names[10]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Золотарник гигантский — results[14].names[11]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • kjempegullris — results[14].names[13]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Didžioji rykštenė — results[14].names[14]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • isopiisku — results[14].names[15]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Nawłoć późna — results[14].names[16]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • sügis-kuldvits — results[14].names[18]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • höstgullris — results[14].names[19]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • 早生一枝黄花 — results[14].names[20]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • オオアワダチソウ(広義) — results[14].names[21]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Vėlyvoji rykštenė — results[14].names[22]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • 미국미역취 — results[14].names[23]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Золотарник поздний — results[14].names[25]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • 巨大一枝黃 — results[14].names[26]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Золотушник гігантський (Золотушник пізній) — results[14].names[27]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • orjaška zlata rozga — results[14].names[28]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • magas aranyvessző — results[14].names[29]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • zlatobyľ obrovská — results[14].names[30]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Голема златица — results[14].names[31]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
  • Golema zlatica — results[14].names[32]; taxon id 83073; Solidago gigantea.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Solidago gigantea is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Asteraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Solidago species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
Canada to NE. Mexico.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Solidago gigantea — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2472594; ID 6Z4X2; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2472594; ID 6Z4X2; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 5, column 1, entry Solidago species (top 82 pt)

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  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Solidago gigantea — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 206029; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1484410, 1484411, 1484412, 1484413, 1484414, 1484415, 1484416, 1484417, 1484418, 1484419, 1484420, 1484421, 1484422, 1484423, 1484424, 1484425, 1484426, 1484427, 1484428, 1484429, 1484430, 1484431, 1484432, 1484433, 1484434, 1484435, 1484436, 1484437, 1484438, 1484439, 1484440, 1484441, 1484442, 1484443, 1484444, 1484445, 1484446, 1484447, 1484448, 1484449, 1484450, 1484451, 1484452, 1484453, 1484454, 1484455, 1484456, 1484457, 1484458, 1484459, 1484460, 1484461, 1484462, 1484463

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.