Solidago austrocaroliniana Semple & J.B.Nelson (2018:4)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing (Semple & Nelson, 2018; NatureServe, 2026) or Extinct (POWO, 2024; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2025)
Last (and only) record: 5 June 1957 (Semple & Nelson, 2018:4; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2025 [as 1957]; NatureServe, 2026 [as June 1957])
Distribution & Habitat
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Type locality: "USA. South Carolina. Union Co.: SW of Union opposite sewage disposal plant [Cross Keys Hwy, SC-49]" (Semple & Nelson, 2018:4)
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
C.R. Bell 8499 (holotype: NCU!) (Semple & Nelson, 2018:4)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Semple, John C. and Nelson, John B. (2018). Solidago austrocaroliniana (Asteraceae: Astereae), a new species of subsect. Humiles from South Carolina. Phytoneuron 75: 1-6.
Other references:
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2024). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]
NatureServe. (2026). Solidago austrocaroliniana. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer [web application]. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available at: https://explorer.natureserve.org/ [Accessed on 19 August 2026]
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 16 November 2024]