FNPS Plant Database
Euthamia spp.
Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.
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Ecology
Wildlife:
Attracts bees, beetles, and butterflies. A special value for native bees. Important fall nectar source.
Native Habitats:
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Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Citations:
North Carolina State Extension. (Undated). North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. ( https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/ ). North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University, Greensboro, NC.
Pinellas County Extension. (2010). What's in Bloom: Flat-top Goldenrod. ( https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/pinellasco/2010/11/05/whats-in-bloom-flat-top-goldenrod/. Accessed 2026. Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville.
Virtual UCF Herbarium. (2017). Slender Flattop Goldenrod ( Euthamia caroliniana
). ( https://virtual.arboretum.ucf.edu/slender-flattop-goldenrod/
). Accessed 2026. University of Central Florida, Orlando.
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
