Goldenrod and Gatekeeper
Channel: Friends of Mitcham Common
Date: 2023-08-25

This video shows a field of Solidago canadensis on the Gunsite part of Mitcham Common, east of Carshalton Road. 

Solidago canadensis, known as Canada goldenrod or Cultivated goldenrod, is native to northeastern and north-central North America and often forms colonies of upright growing plants, with many small yellow flowers in a branching inflorescence held above the foliage. 

The butterfly seen on one of these plants is called a Gatekeeper.

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