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Western Goldentop

Euthamia occidentalis Nutt.

Description

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Perennials or subshrubs, 40–200 cm. Stems (erect, stout) glabrous, glaucous. Leaves spreading-ascending to erect; blades 3- or -5-nerved, linear, 82–100 × 4.3–10 mm, lengths 10–27 times widths, gradually to abruptly reduced distally, herbaceous to firm-herbaceous, margins scabrous, apices abruptly acute to acuminate, faces ± gland-dotted (18–56 dots per mm²), adaxial and vein axils often sparsely hairy. Heads mostly pedunculate, in relatively narrow, elongate arrays 33–60% of plant heights (often interrupted and with multiple levels). Involucres campanulate, 3.7–4.9 mm. Phyllaries stramineous, sometimes green-tipped, outer narrowly lanceolate, inner linear (firm), apices acute to acuminate. Ray florets (15–)17–22(–28). Disc florets (7–)9–11(–18); corollas 3.1–4.2 mm. 2n = 18.
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
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Flora of North America Vol. 20: 98, 100 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Synonym

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Euthamia californica Gandoger; E. linearifolia Gandoger; Solidago occidentalis (Nuttall) Torrey & A. Gray
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
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Flora of North America Vol. 20: 98, 100 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Euthamia occidentalis

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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]

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Euthamia occidentalis: Brief Summary

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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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