Euthamia leptocephala (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Asteraceae

• Scientific Name

  Euthamia leptocephala (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene

• Description

  Species Description - Similar to no. 5 [Euthamia gymnospermoides Greene], but much less resinous, the lvs only sparsely or obscurely punctate, or sometimes more closely and evidently so, but the punctae then with scanty resin and appearing somewhat pustulate; lvs 4–8 cm × 3–6 mm, 10–20 times as long as wide; invol only slightly or scarcely glutinous; lvs 3–7 mm wide; 2n=18, 54. Open, often moist and sandy places and thin woods; s. Mo. to s. Ill. and c. Tenn., s. to Tex., La., Miss., and w. Fla. (Solidago l.)

• Common Names

  Mississippi Valley flat-topped goldenrod