Flat-Topped Goldenrod

euthamia graminifolia

The Flat-Topped Goldenrod is a beautiful yellow flower that grows in fields and along roadsides! It attracts many butterflies and bees, making it a favorite spot for little explorers.

Lebensraum: Flat-Topped Goldenrod grows in sunny fields, meadows, and along roadsides.

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The Flat-Topped Goldenrod has numerous bright yellow flowers densely packed into flat-topped clusters, unlike the plume-like shapes of other goldenrods. Its leaves are unusually narrow and grass-like, linear in shape, arranged along slender green stems.

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Flat-Topped Goldenrod

Kategorie

Pflanzen

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

0/5 · Keine bekannte Gefahr

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

It's sometimes called "Grass-leaved Goldenrod" because of its thin leaves.

Native Americans sometimes made a yellow dye from its flowers and leaves.

Often mistaken for hay fever culprits, but its pollen is heavy and sticky!

This plant is a superstar for pollinators, providing late-season food!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Flat-Topped Goldenrod can spread rapidly underground using rhizomes that help it colonize new areas.

Flat-Topped Goldenrod has abundant, sweet nectar that attracts many different insects, helping it to reproduce.

Flat-Topped Goldenrod has strong, rigid stems that help it stand tall and resist being knocked down by wind.

Maße und Details

Höhe: 50-150 cm
Ausbreitung: 30-60 cm
Blütengröße: 0.2-0.5 cm
Blütezeit: Late summer to fall
Essbar: Nein
Giftigkeit: Keine
Lebenszyklus: Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode: Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Visits flowers for nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Feeds on nectar, helping transfer pollen.

eats

Goldenrod Leaf Beetle

Trirhabda virgata

Larvae and adults feed on the leaves.

Merkmale

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.