Pronunciation: yoo-THAY-mee-a ok-si-den-TAY-lis
Common name: Western goldenrod
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Ditches, streambanks, wet meadows, fresh-
and saltwater marshes, valley grassland to 5000'
Blooming period: July to November
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Euthamia
2) occidentalis