''Euthamia gymnospermoides'', with the common names Great Plains goldentop and Texas goldentop, is a

plant Plants are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all curr ...

in the family

Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae ...

. It is native primarily to the Great Plains and

Great Lakes Region The Great Lakes region of North America is a binational Canada, Canadian–United States, American region that includes portions of the eight U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York (state), New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania ...

where it is found in

prairies Prairies are ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and a composition of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as th ...

and sandy areas. ''Euthamia gymnospermoides'' is a perennial that produces heads of yellow flowers in late summer. It is distinguished from the similar ''

Euthamia graminifolia ''Euthamia graminifolia'', the grass-leaved goldenrod or flat-top goldentop, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to much of Canada (from Newfoundland to British Columbia), and the northern and eastern Uni ...

'' by having only one vein per leaf and larger flower heads.Illinois Wildflowers
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References

External links

United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile for ''Euthamia gymnospermoides'' (Texas goldentop)

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network–—NPIN: ''Euthamia gymnospermoides'' —Texas goldentopPhoto of plant specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) in 1894, isotype of ''Euthamia gymnospermoides''
gymnospermoides Flora of the United States Flora of Ontario Plants described in 1902 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Astereae-stub