Pollinator plant

European goldenrod

Solidago virgaurea

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Common names

32 names · 28 languages
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Other languages (27)
Dutch
French
Belarusian
  • Сумнік звычайны[2]
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 毛果一枝黄花[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 一枝黃花[2]
Czech
  • zlatobýl obecný[2]
Danish
  • Almindelig gyldenris[2]
Estonian
  • harilik kuldvits[2]
Finnish
  • Kultapiisku[2]
German
Hungarian
  • erdei aranyvessző[2]
  • közönséges aranyvessző[2]
Irish
Italian
Korean
Latvian
  • Dzeltenā zeltgalvīte[2]
Lithuanian
  • Paprastoji rykštenė[2]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Nawłoć pospolita[2]
Russian
  • Золотарник обыкновенный[2]
  • Золотая розга[2]
Slovak
  • zlatobyľ obyčajná[2]
Slovenian
  • navadna zlata rozga[2]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
  • Altınbaşakçiçeği[2]
Ukrainian
  • Золотарник звичайний[2]
  • Золотушник звичайний[2]
Welsh
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 virgaurea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • European goldenrod — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Echte Goldrute — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Vara de oro — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Solidage verge-d'or — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Verga d'oro comune — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Echte guldenroede — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
[2] Solidago virgaurea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • European goldenrod — results[6].names[1]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Echte Goldrute — results[6].names[3]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Vara de oro — results[6].names[22]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Solidage verge-d'or — results[6].names[2]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Verga d'oro comune — results[6].names[11]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Echte guldenroede — results[6].names[17]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Gullris — results[6].names[4]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Kultapiisku — results[6].names[5]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Золотарник обыкновенный — results[6].names[6]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Nawłoć pospolita — results[6].names[7]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • zlatobýl obecný — results[6].names[8]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Almindelig gyldenris — results[6].names[9]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • gullris — results[6].names[10]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Paprastoji rykštenė — results[6].names[12]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • 미역취 — results[6].names[13]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • harilik kuldvits — results[6].names[14]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • 毛果一枝黄花 — results[6].names[15]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Vara d'or — results[6].names[16]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Золотарник звичайний — results[6].names[18]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Сумнік звычайны — results[6].names[19]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • navadna zlata rozga — results[6].names[20]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Золотая розга — results[6].names[21]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • erdei aranyvessző — results[6].names[23]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Dzeltenā zeltgalvīte — results[6].names[24]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • közönséges aranyvessző — results[6].names[25]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Slat óir — results[6].names[26]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • 一枝黃花 — results[6].names[27]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • zlatobyľ obyčajná — results[6].names[28]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Eurwialen — results[6].names[29]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Золотушник звичайний — results[6].names[30]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
  • Altınbaşakçiçeği — results[6].names[31]; taxon id 118850; Solidago virgaurea.
[3] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • goldenrod — Page 4, column 1, row top 397 pt; common-name cell after Solidago virgaurea.; Solidago virgaurea.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Solidago virgaurea 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 virgaurea in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
W. Europe to C. Siberia and Philippines (Luzon).

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

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea) is a herbaceous plant. Its flowering period is not specified.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Solidago virgaurea — 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 1239486; ID 4Y7L3; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1239486; ID 4Y7L3; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    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 4, column 1, entry Solidago virgaurea (top 397 pt)

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  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Solidago virgaurea — 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 208080; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1484470, 1484471, 1484472, 1484473, 1484474, 1484475, 1484476, 1484477, 1484478, 1484479, 1484480, 1484481, 1484482, 1484483, 1484484, 1484485, 1484486, 1484487, 1484488, 1484489, 1484490, 1484491, 1484492, 1484493, 1484494, 1484495, 1484496, 1484497, 1484498, 1484499, 1484500, 1484501, 1484502, 1484503, 1484504, 1484505, 1484506, 1484507, 1484508, 1484509, 1484510, 1484511, 1484513, 1484514, 1484515, 1484516, 1484517, 1484518, 1484519, 1484520, 1484521, 1484522, 1484523, 1484524, 1484525, 1484526, 1484527, 1484528, 1484529, 1484530

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.