US (MD): Rare flower rediscovered after 112 years
“It was genuinely exciting,” said Wes Knapp, a botanist and ecologist for the agency who found the yellow flowering plant in September. “There may have been some woo-hoos and some high-fives.”
Also known as Solidago rupestris, the riverbank goldenrod is a member of the sunflower family. Knapp said the goldenrod is in Virginia but hasn’t been spotted in Maryland since 1903.
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