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Slender Fragrant Goldenrod

(Euthamia tenuifolia)

Color photograph: Homer D. House. 1918. Wildflowers of New York.

Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

Euthamia graminifolia

Slender Fragrant Goldenrod is most likely to be confused with Lance-leaved Goldenrod. This species is found on sandy soil or around salt marshes. The leaves are much thinner than those of Lance-leaved Goldenrod and contain a single apparent nerve and resinous dots. The leaves of Lance-leaved Goldenrod contain 3 to 5 nerves, are broader, and do not have resinous dots.

Slender Fragrant Goldenrod (Euthamia tenuifolia)

Identification: Flower heads flat-topped. Flowers fragrant and each flower with 6 to 15 ray florets. Leaves extremely thin and grasslike with only a single nerve. Leaves spotted with resinous dots and outer margin smooth. Plant 1 to 2 feet in height.

Distribution: Throughout most of eastern North America.

Habitat: This species is found on sandy soil and the edges of salt marshes. Slender Fragrant Goldenrod is found mostly along the coast.

Flowering period: August to October.

Slender Fragrant Goldenrod (Euthamia tenuifolia)

Similar Species:

Lance-leaved Goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia)

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