Euthamia occidentalis

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Euthamia occidentalis
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Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Euthamia
Species:
E. occidentalis
Binomial name
Euthamia occidentalis
Synonyms [1]
  • Euthamia occidentaleNutt.
  • Aster baccharoidesKuntze 1891 not (Benth.) Steetz 1856
  • Euthamia californicaGand.
  • Euthamia linarifoliaGand.
  • 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.

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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

  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.