Small bell-shaped pink to pale purple flowers on 4 inch spikes. The flowers have notched upper and lower lips, and 2 short lateral lobes.
Leaves: Wrinkled
Elmleaf Goldenrod
Arching clusters of flowers on one side of the branch. The wrinkled leaves are thin and not hairy.
Hackberry-leaf Goldenrod
Flowers in a long, arching branch, on one side of the stem. The leaves have a rounded base (ovate). The leaves of Solidago rugosa var. aspera have leaves with a pointed base (elliptical).
Rough-leaf Goldenrod
Bending spikes of yellow flowers, often on one side of the branch. The leaves are wrinkled.