Goldenrod (color) Goldenrod (color) Goldenrod is a color that resembles the goldenrod plant. A Crayola crayon with this name and color, although a lighter version, was created in 1958. Displayed at right is the web color goldenrod. The color "goldenrod" is a representation of the color of some of the deeper gold colored goldenrod flowers. The first known recorded use of "goldenrod" as a color name in English was in 1915. The web color light goldenrod yellow is displayed at right. The web color pale goldenrod is displayed at right. The web color dark goldenrod is a color that resembles the color
Chelone (plant) Arkansas and Michigan, or the Atlantic coastal plain from South Carolina to Maryland. The relationship between the different populations is complicated and it appears that "C. obliqua" in fact has arisen several times from diploid ancestors of the other three species. The four species seem to have diverged recently. Chelone (plant) Chelone is a genus of four species of perennial herbaceous plants native to eastern North America. They all have similarly shaped flowers (which led to the name turtlehead due to their resemblance to the head of a turtle), which vary in color from white to red, purple or pink.