Plant Description Cedar Creek Natural History Area 562 Solidago rigida - Asteraceae. Basal and rosette leaves are large and oval with a long, stiff petiole and rounded serrations. Stalk leaves are oval, tapered at both ends and have a short petiole or are sessile.
All leaves have dense, soft pubescence.
Flowerhead is a cluster of yellow flowers at top of stalk. Aster leaves are spade-shaped, rougher and have no rounded serrations.