Data from: Genus-wide microsatellite primers for the goldenrods (Solidago; Asteraceae)

Premise of the study: Microsatellite primers were developed for studies of
polyploid evolution, ecological genetics, conservation genetics, and
species delimitation in the genus Solidago. Methods and Results: Illumina
sequencing of a shotgun library from S. gigantea identified ca. 1900
putative single-copy loci. Fourteen loci were subsequently shown to be
amplifiable, single-copy, and variable in a broad range of Solidago
species. Conclusions: The utility of these markers both across the genus
and in herbarium specimens of a wide age range will facilitate numerous
inter- and intraspecific studies in the ca. 120 Solidago species