Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Edible Wild Plants/Goldenrod

Goldenrod Solidago canadensis 20050815 248.jpg Goldenrods are easily recognized by their golden inflorescence with hundreds of small flower heads. They have slender, usually hairless stems. They can grow to a length between 60 cm and 1.5 m. Their alternate leaves are linear to lanceolate. Their margins are usually finely to sharply serrated. Found in the meadows and pastures, along roads, ditches and waste areas in North America and Europe. Summer The flowers can be steeped in boiling water for 10 minutes to make an anise-flavored tea.