Euthamia occidentalis

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
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[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]