Common Goldenrod.Solidago Canadensis.Tall Goldenrod.
Found by the wayside, hedgerows, thickets and fields, everywhere; common: blossoming in August and September.
The round, leafy stem is stout and tall, sometimes reaching to the height of 6 feet; it is rough-downy, or hairy, to the touch, and of a light yellowish-gray color.
The oval leaf is long, tapering at both ends; usually notched on the edge, slightly rough above, and downy beneath; it is coarse in texture, and in the quality of its green color.
The flower-heads are small, and bright yellow; they grow on curving branchlets in a many-sided plume, on the top of the stalk.