Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Biological Invasions and Its Management in China pp 143–151Cite as

Canada Goldenrod Solidago canadensis L.

  • Chapter
  • First Online:

Part of the book series: Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology ((INNA,volume 13))

Abstract

The Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis L. is a rhizomatous, patch-forming herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It was introduced into China in 1935. In addition to its prolific vegetative propagation, S. canadensis releases chemicals that inhibit the growth, germination and survival of native plants, and change the soil composition by diverting nutrients and minerals. Soil water content has greatly influenced the growth of this invasive plant. It is currently abundant in four provinces of southeastern China, with scattered populations in other provinces. The latitudes of the potential range span from 25° to 50°. S. canadensis has caused great ecological threat to biodiversity. Chemical control, mechanical eradication and biological control are possible strategies for management of this invasive plant. Besides, S. canadensis contains a wide range of bioactive compounds that are responsible for its antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and spasmolytic and diuretic properties.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   99.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD   129.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD   179.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

References

  • Abhilasha D, Quintana N, Vivanco J, Joshi J (2008) Do allelopathic compounds in invasive Solidago canadensis s.l. restrain the native European flora? J Ecol 96(5):993–1001

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Chen ZW, Yang JP, Wang RZ, Shang HW (2009) Spatial distribution pattern of Solidago canadensis in Zhejiang province and its relationship with anthropogenic activities. Acta Ecol Sin 29(1):121–129

    Google Scholar 

  • Deng Y, Zhao YY, Padilla-Zakourc O, Yang GY (2015) Polyphenols, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of leaf and bark extracts of Solidago canadensis L. Ind Crop Prod 74:803–809

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Dong LJ, Sun ZK, Gao Y, He WM (2015) Two-year interactions between invasive Solidago canadensis and soil decrease its subsequent growth and competitive ability. J Plant Ecol 8(6):617–622

    Google Scholar 

  • Fan RJ, Zhang F, Guo YL (2012) Application of GC-QTOF MS in identification of volatile components in Solidago Canadensis L. J Instrum Anal 31(9):1051–1057

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Guo J, Cui GY (2010) Ultrasonicwave-assisted extraction of total phenols from Solidago canadensis L. Chin J Spec Lab 27(1):335–339

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Guo SL, Fang F (2003) Physiological adaptation of the invasive plant Solidago canadensis to environments. Acta Phys Sin 27(1):47–52

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Huang H, Guo SL (2005) Analysis of population genetic Solidago differences of the invasive plant Solidago canadensis. Buletin Bot Res 25(2):197–204

    Google Scholar 

  • Huang BK, Lei YL, Qin LP, Liu J (2012) Chemical composition and cytotoxic activities of the essential oil from the inflorescences of Solidago canadensis L., an invasive weed in Southeastern China. J Essent Oil Bear Plants 15(4):667–671

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Huang Y, Hao YL, Mai XY (2013) Chemical constituents from Solidago canadensis with hypolipidemic effects in HFD-fed hamsters. J Asian Nat Prod Res 15(4):319–324

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Hui Q, Fei L, Yong R, Wu G (2015) Antimicrobial activity and preservation function of the flavonoids extracted from inflorescence of Solidago canadensis L. J Nanjing Normal Univ 38(3):80–83

    Google Scholar 

  • Jiang HW (2008) Ecological adaptabllity of invasive plant Solidago Canadensis to environments and its control strategy. Acta Ecol Sin 28(1):399–406

    Google Scholar 

  • Jin L, Gu YJ, Xiao M, Chen JK, Li B (2004) The history of Solidago canadensis invasion and the development of its mycorrhizal associations in newly-reclaimed land. Funct Plant Biol 31(10):979–986

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kang YP, Xu JG, Zhao XL, Cui XB (2010) Study of the effects of Solidago Canadensis in antipyretic, analgesicsand anti-inflammatory. Chin J Ethnomed Ethnopharm 19:43–44

    Google Scholar 

  • Lei JC, Xu HG (2010) MaxEnt based prediction of potential distribufion of Solidago canadensis in China. J Ecol Rural Environ 26(2):137–141

    Google Scholar 

  • Li ZY, Xie Y (2002) Invasive alien species in China. China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing, p 170

    Google Scholar 

  • Li J, Ye YH, Huang HW, Dong LY (2011) Kaempferol-3-O-beta-D-glucoside, a potential allelochemical isolated from Solidago canadensis. Allelopath J 28(2):259–266

    Google Scholar 

  • Liao M, Xie XM, Peng Y, Ma AL (2011) Changes of soil microbiological characteristics after Solidago canadensis L. invasion. Agric Sci China 10(7):1064–1071

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Liao M, Xie XM, Peng Y, Chai JJ, Chen N (2013) Characteristics of soil microbial community functional and structure diversity with coverage of Solidago Canadensis L. J Cent South Univ 20(3):749–756

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Liu XY, Zhu HK, Wu SH, Cheng YL, Liu FY, Wu P (2007) Antltumor activlty of dlterpellolds from Solidago canadensis. J Zhejiang Univ (Science Edition) 34(6):661–664

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Lu JZ, Weng ES, Wu XW, Weber E, Zhao B, Li B (2007) Potential distribution of Solidago canadensis in China. Acta Phys Sin 45(5):670–674

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Meyer AH, Schmid B (1999) Experimental demography of the old field perennial Solidago altissima: the dynamics of the shoot population. J Ecol 87(1):17–27

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Patricia WA, Ian BK, Ronald GS (2011) The biology of Canadian weeds.45. Solidago canadensis L. Can J Plant Sci 60(4):1393–1409

    Google Scholar 

  • Pietta PG (2000) Flavonoids as antioxidants. J Nat Prod 63(7):1035–1042

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Qiu MX, Zheng HP, Liao WS, Luo H (2012) The artificial and chemical control of Solidago Canadensis L. Xiandai Hortic (7):50–51

    Google Scholar 

  • Qu YL, Yu CG, Wang B (2010) Determination of total flavones from the Solidago Canadensis by microwave-asisted extraction and absorption spectroscopy. J Zhejiang Ocean Univ (Nat Sci) 29(1):39–43

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Semple IC, Cook RE (2006) Flora of North American. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, Part7:Asteraceae, Part2. Oxford University Press, NewYork/Oxford

    Google Scholar 

  • Shen GH, Qian ZG, Chai XL, Chen JS, Guan LQ, Zhang YM (2004) Morphological characteristics of Solidago Canadensis L. Weed Sci 4:51–52

    Google Scholar 

  • Sun ZK, He WM (2010) Evidence for enhanced mutualism hypothesis: Solidago canadensis plants from regular soils perform better. PLoS One 5(11):e15418

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  • Sun BY, Tan JZ, Wan ZG, Gu FG, Zhu MD (2006) Allelopathic effects of extracts from Solidago canadensis L. against seed germination and seedling growth of some plants. J Environ Sci 18(2):304–309

    Google Scholar 

  • Tang JJ, Zha Q, Yang RY, Chen X (2009) Effect of exotic plant Solidago canadensis L. on local arbusclar mycorrhizal fungi. Bull Sci Technol 25:243–247

    Google Scholar 

  • Tang W, Kuang J, Qiang S (2013) Biological control of the invasive alien weed Solidago canadensis: combining an indigenous fungal isolate of Sclerotium rolfsii SC64 with mechanical control. Biocontrol Sci Tech 23:1123–1136

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Tijburgl B, Mattern T, Foltsj D et al (1997) Tea flavonoids and cardiovascular diseases: a review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 37(8):771–774

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wang L, Zhang F, Wang CY, Xiao HG, Shi YX, Zhao LL, Du DL (2015) Insights into the ecotoxicological effects of leaf aqueous extract of Solidago canadensis on seed germination and growth of Lactuca sativa under Cu and Cd pollution. Asian J Ecotoxicol 10(4):203–209

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wang CY, Xiao HG, Zhao LL, Liu J, Wang L, Zhang F, Shi YC, Du DL (2016) The allelopathic effects of invasive plant Solidago canadensis on seed germination and growth of Lactuca sativa enhanced by different types of acid deposition. Ecotoxicology 25(3):555–562

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Weber E (1998) The dynamics of plant invasions: a case study of three exotic goldenrod species (Solidago L.) in Europe. J Biogeogr 25:147–154

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Werner PA, Bradbury IK, Gross RS (1980) The biology of Canadian weeds. 45. Solidago canadensis L. Can J Plant Sci 60:1393–1409

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Xiang YC, Feng T, Liu BG, Li HD, Chen Y (2010) Growth and accumulation character of heavy metals for Solidago Canadensis grown in amended manganese mining tailing. Miner Eng Res 25(1):63–68

    Google Scholar 

  • Xu HM, Li YJ, Lu YM (2006) A preliminary study on the biological characteristics of Solidago Canadensis L. Weed Sci 2:29–30

    Google Scholar 

  • Xu ZL, Peng HH, Feng ZD, Abdulsalih N (2014) Predicting current and future invasion of Solidago Canadensis: a study from China. Pol J Ecol 62:263–271

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yang ZF, Zeng Y (2012) Synthesis conditions and oil adsorption of oil sorbents synthesized from cellulose of Solidago Canadensis L. Chem React Eng Technol 28(2):138–142

    Google Scholar 

  • Yang R, Mei L, Tang J et al (2007a) Allelopathic effects of invasive Solidago canadensis L. on germination and growth of native Chinese plant species. Allelopath J 19:241–248

    Google Scholar 

  • Yang RY, Tang JJ, Yang YS, Chen X (2007b) Invasive and non-invasive plants differ in response to soil heavy metal lead contamination. Bot Stud 48(4):453–458

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Yang LQ, Liao FY, Zhao K (2012) Effect of herbicides on the photosynthetic rate and chlorophyll fluorescence of Solidago canadensis L. Adv Mater Res 356–360:2785–2790

    Google Scholar 

  • Yang RY, Zhou G, Zan S, Guo FY, Su NN, Li J (2014) Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi facilitate the invasion of Solidago canadensis L. in southeastern China. Acta Oecol 61:71–77

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yuan YG, Wang B, Zhang SS, Tang JJ, Tu C, Hu SJ, Yong JWH, Chen X (2012) Enhanced allelopathy and competitive ability of invasive plant Solidago canadensis in its introduced range. J Plant Ecol 6(3):253–264

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zeng Y, Yang ZF (2012) Study on preparation of superabsorbent resin by Solidago canadensis L. New Chemical Mater 40(5):54–56. 64

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zeng ZX, Ma WH, Li YL, Han T, Zheng CJ, Qin LP (2012) Two new diterpenes from Solidago canadensis. Helv Chim Acta 95(7):1121–1125

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zha GX, Zhang GB, Xu JF, Hao JH (2011) Controlling measures of Solidago canadensis. Weed Sci 29(4):46–49

    Google Scholar 

  • Zhang JS, Zhang XQ, Lei GQ, Li B, Chen JK, Zhou TS (2007a) A new phenolic glycoside from the aerial parts of Solidago canadensis. Fitoterapia 78(1):69–71

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang Q, Yao LJ, Yang RY, Yang XY, Tang JJ, Chen X (2007b) Potential allelopathic effects of an invasive species Solidago canadensis on the mycorrhizae of native plant species. Allelopath J 20(1):71–77

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang Q, Yang RY, Tang JJ, Chen X (2008) Competitive interaction between the invasive Solidago canadensis and native Kummerowia striata in lead contaminated soil. Bot Stud 49(4):385–391

    Google Scholar 

  • Zhang CB, Wang J, Qian BY, Li WH (2009a) Effects of the invader Solidago canadensis on soil properties. Appl Soil Ecol 43(2–3):163–169

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang SS, Jin YL, Tang JJ, Chen X (2009b) The invasive plant Solidago canadensis L. suppresses local soil pathogens through allelopathy. Appl Soil Ecol 41(2):215–222

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang SS, Wang B, Zhang L, Yu GD, Tang JJ, Chen X (2012) Hormetic-like dose response relationships of allelochemicals of invasive Solidago canadensis L. Allelopath J 29(1):151–160

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang DY, Ye YH, Li J, Dong LY (2014) Allelopathic pathways, isolation and identification of an allelopathic substance from Solidago canadensis L. Allelopath J 33(2):201–211

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zhao J, Zhang W, Zhu X, Zhao D, Wang K, Wang R, Qu W (2011) The aqueous extract of Asparagus officinalis L. by-product exerts hypoglycaemic activity in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. J Sci Food Agric 91:2095–2099

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Zhu WJ Allelopathic effects of invasive plant Solidago Canadensis L. On soil-borne pathogens. Zhejiang university, 2011.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. College of Life Science, Hebei University, 180 Wusi East Road, Baoding, 071002, Hebei, China

    Fengjuan Zhang

  2. State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China

    Fanghao Wan

Authors
  1. Fengjuan Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Fanghao Wan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Fengjuan Zhang .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of Plant Protection State Key Lab for Biology of Plant Diseases & Insect Pests, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China

    Fanghao Wan

  2. Institute of Insect Sciences Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    Mingxing Jiang

  3. Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences (RCEES), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China

    Aibin Zhan

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2017 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Zhang, F., Wan, F. (2017). Canada Goldenrod Solidago canadensis L.. In: Wan, F., Jiang, M., Zhan, A. (eds) Biological Invasions and Its Management in China. Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology, vol 13. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3427-5_10

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation