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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.

Euthamia occidentalis
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[1]
Euthamia occidentale Nutt. Aster baccharoides Kuntze 1891 not (Benth.) Steetz 1856 Euthamia californica Gand. Euthamia linarifolia Gand. Solidago occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray

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

External links

• USDA Plants Profile for Euthamia graminifolia (flat-top goldentop)
• Calflora Database: Euthamia graminifolia (western flat topped goldenrod, western goldenrod, western goldentop)
• Jepson eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Euthamia graminifolia
• University of Washington, Burke Museum: Euthamia graminifolia including photos
• Calphotos Photos gallery, University of California: Euthamia graminifolia
• Media related to Euthamia occidentalis at Wikimedia Commons

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