Euthamia caroliniana

Euthamia caroliniana, known as Carolina grass-leaved goldenrod[2] or slender goldentop[3] is a flowering plant in the genus Euthamia, a member of the sunflower family. It is listed as Vulnerable due to habitat loss and disturbance within its range.[4]

Euthamia caroliniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Euthamia
Species:
E. caroliniana
Binomial name
Euthamia caroliniana
(L.) Greene ex Porter & Britton[1]

Distribution

Euthamia caroliniana is found primarily on the Atlantic Coastal Plain between Nova Scotia and eastern Texas.[5] It also has populations in the Great Lakes region and around Lake Champlain.[6] Inland populations are also known from Indiana and Kentucky.[7] Within its range it can be found in open sandy areas, such as powerline cuts in pine barrens.

Identification

Along the east coast, Carolina Goldentops only overlap with Grass-leaved Goldentop, which has wider leaves with one to three conspicuous veins (versus narrow leaves with only one vein in Carolina Goldentops).

It also overlaps with Great Plains Goldentop in the western Great Lakes and along Gulf Coast and Bushy Goldentop along the Gulf Coast.

References
  1. "Euthamia caroliniana". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  2. Mohlenbrock, Robert H. (2015). Flowering plants. Asteraceae. Part 1. Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 9780809333677.
  3. Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds. (February 2011). "Euthamia caroliniana". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium.
  4. http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Euthamia+galetorum
  5. http://bonap.net/Napa/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Euthamia
  6. http://bonap.net/Napa/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Euthamia
  7. http://bonap.net/Napa/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Euthamia


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