Common Name: narrowleaf goldenrod, grass-leaved goldenrod, lance-leaved goldenrodScientific Name: Solidago graminifolia (L.) Salis. syn.Family Name: Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes Stemsupright, much branched, smooth to pubescent Leavesalternate, linear to narrowly lanceolate, 3 to 5 parallel veins, margins entire and rough, smooth above, fine pubescent below, lower leaves deciduous by flowering Flowersheads of golden yellow disk (tubulate) and ray (ligulate) florets; flat-topped corymb