Lance-leaved goldenrod
Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018.
Scientific name: Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt.; old Solidago graminifolia (L.) Salisb.
Common name(s): lance-leaved goldenrod, flat-top goldentop, grass-leaved goldenrod, common grass-leaved goldenrod
Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, NPIN Profile, Go Botany
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- in flower, late July
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- leaf detail
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- flower detail
Description:
– perennial
-Flowers July-September
-Stems
- 2′-4′ tall, rough
- branched at the top.
-leaves are
- 1″-5″ long and 1/8″-1/2″ wide.
- simple
- alternate
-The flattish flower cluster is made up of small, orange-yellow flowers and found at tips of terminal branches.
– many goldenrod species in New England, and closely related species may hybridize. May be confused with E. caroliana in wet low-pH depressions; see left sidebar of Go Botany webpage
Habitat:
-disturbed sites
-meadows and fields
-wetlands
-shores of rivers
Natural History:
-native to North America
-has been introduced to Europe and Asia
Sources:
Go Botany. “Euthamia Graminifolia (L.) Nutt.” Euthamia Graminifolia (Common Grass-Leaved-Goldenrod, Flat-Top Goldentop): Go Botany, 2021, gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/euthamia/graminifolia/.