Riddell's Goldenrod (Oligoneuron riddellii)
A.k.a. Solidago riddellii.* A lovely flat-topped goldenrod with long, narrow leaves. Like other goldenrods, it benefits many many pollinators and hosts a wide variety of insects.
Light: Full Sun
Soil Moisture: Wet, Wet Mesic, Mesic
Soil Type: Sandy, Gravely
Height: 2'-4'
Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Sep-Oct
Root Type: Rhizome
Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers attract many bees, wasps, flies, and beetles. Like other goldenrods, it host a wide variety of insects including many moths, plant bugs, flies, leaf bugs, and leaf hoppers. Game birds feed on flower heads, and songbirds such as buntings, sparrows, juncos, and goldfinches eat the seeds. Regularly browsed by many mammals.
*So taxonomists are in a bit of a scuffle about what genus to put flat-topped goldenrods in. As flat topped-goldenrods can hybridize with each other but not with other goldenrods, some have put them in Oligoneuron. As much as it would streamline my photo organization to have all the goldenrods together when alphabetized, several sources I respect have sided with the splitters. I bow to their expertise.