Common Name: seashore goldenrodScientific Name: Solidago sempervirens L.Family Name: Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative perennial, reproducing from seed Stemsupright, thick base, stout, nearly smooth Leavesalternate, oblanceolate, somewhat fleshy and waxy, entire, smooth or fine haired, sessile Flowersheads of yellow disk (tubulate) and ray (ligulate) florets; terminal panicles, very dense, often leafy