Solidago puberula, the downy goldenrod,[1] is a plant species native to eastern North America from Nova Scotia and Ontario south to Florida and Louisiana.

Solidago puberula is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (39.5 in) tall, with a branched woody rootstock.

Leaves are toothed, tapering at the tip, puberulent on both sides.

Flowering heads number 15–250, in an elongate, paniculiform array.

[4][5][6][7] This species is host to the following insect induced gall: external link to gallformers