Goldenrod

Halq’emeylem Name

Currently unknown

Latin Name

Solidago canadensis

Pronunciation

About Goldenrod

“Goldenrod is a widespread, summer flowering species in BC. It is invasive in Europe, where it was introduced in the 17th century (Van Kleunan and Schmid 2003).” It is native to Canadian “moist to mesic meadows, grasslands, shrublands, ditches, fields, roadsides, and forest openings in the lowland, steppe and montane zones” (https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Solidago%20canadensis)

Connections

Shakespeare

We are not aware of Shakespeare connections to this plant but it has come to grow in the garden and the pollinators love it.

Goldenrod was introduced in Europe in the 17th century, where it is considered an invasive plant (https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Solidago%20canadensis).

Indigenous Knowledge

An Indigenous way of approaching plants that we are applying in the Shakespeare Reconciliation Garden is to get to know what shows up here, and we feature goldenrod for this reason and because of its striking late summer blooms that the pollinators and people love. We hope to learn more about Indigenous knowledge about goldenrod.

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References

Images: Balise42, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons | Peter Stevens

Pronunciation: Melissa Walter