species 35,940 observations
Flat-topped Goldenrod
Euthamia graminifolia
Field notes
Euthamia graminifolia, the grass-leaved goldenrod or flat-top goldenrod, 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 United States (primarily the Northeast, the Great Lakes region, and the Ohio Valley, with additional populations in the Southeast, the Great Plains, and a few scattered locations in the Pacific Northwest).
There are also introduced populations in Europe and Asia.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it



Ailanthus Webworm Moth, Reddish Aethes, Aster Tentiform Blotchminer, White-dotted Groundling
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it



Drury's Long-horned Bee, Hairy-banded Mining Bee, Cloudy-winged Mining Bee, Spine-shouldered Cellophane Bee
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it



Euthamia Leaf Gall Midge, Goldentop Pedicellate Gall Midge, Dasineura carbonaria, Rhopalomyia lobata
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it



Buffalo Treehopper, Small Milkweed Bug, Goldenrod Leafminer, Nine-spotted Lady Beetle
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors



Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Northern Paper Wasp, Locust Borer, Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Moist
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.