Euthamia leptocephala

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Euthamia
Species:	Euthamia leptocephala Greene
Common Name	Bushy Goldentop; Mississippi Valley Goldentop
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	5
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S3?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Solidago leptocephala	Solidago leptocephala Torr. & Gray

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Carlisle (KY), McCracken (KY), Marshall (KY), Chester (TN), Coffee (TN), Hardeman (TN), Obion (TN), Shelby (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BOON, EKY, MEM, TENN, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1968 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0219489	Hardeman	Tennessee			TENN Euthamia leptocephala
BRIT547412	McCracken	Kentucky	04 Sep 1990	Landon E. McKinney 4584	VDB Euthamia leptocephala
TENN-V-0219490	Obion	Tennessee			TENN Euthamia leptocephala
APSC0025696	Obion	Tennessee	13 Oct 1968	Ken E. Rogers 42872	APSC Euthamia leptocephala
APSC0055043	Chester	Tennessee	20 Sep 2015	Claude Bailey Jr. s.n.	APSC Euthamia leptocephala
31234100270394	Marshall	Kentucky	26 Sep 1996	Bryce D. Fields 911	EKY Euthamia leptocephala
BRIT92603		Tennessee			VDB Euthamia leptocephala
BRIT547410	Carlisle	Kentucky	18 Oct 1977	Raymond Athey 3897	VDB Euthamia leptocephala
31234100270386	Coffee	Tennessee	30 Aug 1991	Ronald L. Jones 6929	EKY Euthamia leptocephala
TENN-V-0219492	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Euthamia leptocephala
TENN-V-0219491	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Euthamia leptocephala
002552	Shelby	Tennessee			BOON Euthamia leptocephala
APSC0035843	Marshall	Kentucky	23 Sep 2014	Mason Brock	APSC Euthamia leptocephala
BRIT547411	Marshall	Kentucky	03 Sep 1974	R. Athey 2950	VDB Euthamia leptocephala
BRIT92602		Tennessee			VDB Euthamia leptocephala
MEM004475	McCracken	Kentucky	07 Sep 1969	Raymond Athey 815	MEM Euthamia leptocephala
BRIT547377	Obion	Tennessee	13 Oct 1968	Ken E. Rogers 42872	VDB Euthamia leptocephala

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Euthamia leptocephala

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