Euthamia occidentalis

Euthamia occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Euthamia
Species: E. occidentalis
Binomial name
Euthamia occidentalis
Nutt.
Synonyms[1]
  • Euthamia occidentale Nutt.
  • Aster baccharoides Kuntze 1891 not (Benth.) Steetz 1856
  • Euthamia californica Gand.
  • Euthamia linarifolia Gand.
  • Solidago occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray

Euthamia occidentalis is a flowering plant, known by the common names western flat topped goldenrod, western goldentop and western goldenrod, in the Asteraceae family.

Distribution

It is a common plant of western North America, from British Columbia and Alberta, the Western United States (from the Pacific as far east as Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico), and Baja California.[2][3] It is most likely to be found near water, such as wetlands, ditches, and marshes. [4]

Description

Euthamia occidentalis is a scrubby perennial plant with many green stems which age into a dull brownish-green, and green small leaves. It has plentiful yellowish clusters of flowers.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos, Euthamia occidentalis Nutt.
  2. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ↑ United States Department of Agriculture plants profile
  4. ↑ Jepson Manual Treatment (TJM93) of Euthamia graminifolia
  5. ↑ Flora of North America, Euthamia occidentalis Nuttall, 1840. Western goldentop

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