Euthamia occidentalis

Euthamia occidentalis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Euthamia
Species:
E. occidentalis
Binomial name
Euthamia occidentalis
Synonyms
  • 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 family Asteraceae.

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. Flowers bloom July to November.

Distribution and habitat

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. It is most likely to be found near water, such as wetlands, ditches, and marshes.

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos, Euthamia occidentalis Nutt.
  2. ↑ "Euthamia occidentalis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ↑ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  5. ↑ "Archived TJM 1993 treatment for EUTHAMIA occidentalis". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2025-05-09.