WESTERN GOLDENROD

Class: Euthamia, Solidago occidentalis

Family: ASTER FAMILY

Sub Family: Asteraceae, Compositae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Yellow

Height: 60 cm-2.1 m (2-7')

Each Flower: 7-9 mm (1/4-3/8") across with 15-30 ray-petals and fewer disk-flowers; bracts of involucre narrow and pointed

Leaves: Many long, narrow, almost strap-like leaves without stalks, 10-13 cm (4-5") long and up to 9 mm (3/8") broad; become progressively smaller up stem

Stems: Rigid, smooth, and branching into flower-stems at leaf-axils above

Blooming Period: July - October

Habitat: Moist, lush open areas near ditches and on roadsides at lower elevations

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