Euthamia occidentalis

Euthamia occidentalis
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Euthamia
Species:	E. occidentalis
Binomial name
	Euthamia occidentalis; Nutt.
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.^[2]

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.^[3]^[4] It is most likely to be found near water, such as wetlands, ditches, and marshes.^[5]

References

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[1] Tropicos, Euthamia occidentalis Nutt.

[2] Flora of North America, Euthamia occidentalis Nuttall, 1840. Western goldentop

[3] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[4] United States Department of Agriculture plants profile

[5] Jepson Manual Treatment (TJM93) of Euthamia graminifolia

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