Euthamia caroliniana (Linnaeus) Greene ex Porter & Britton. Carolina Goldentop. Phen: (Aug) Sep-Dec. Hab: Pine savannas, moist forests, ditches, pastures, disturbed areas. Dist: S. MA south to s. FL and west to se. LA, mainly on the Coastal Plain, extending somewhat into the Piedmont in places (reports from farther north or farther west are based on misidentifications or on broader circumscriptions of the taxon).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl7, Pa, Va, WH3, Johnson (1995), Nesom (2021e), Nesom (2021g), Nesom (2021h); = Euthamia minor (Michx.) Greene – S, SE1; = Euthamia tenuifolia (Pursh) Nutt. – W; = Solidago caroliniana (L.) Greene ex Porter & Britton – Tat; = Solidago microcephala (Nutt.) Bush – RAB; < Euthamia caroliniana (L.) Greene ex Porter & Britton – FNA20, Il, K1, K3, K4, NY, Szubryt et al (2020); > Euthamia caroliniana (L.) Greene ex Porter & Britton – Sorrie () (in prep); > Euthamia microcephala (Nutt.) Greene; > Euthamia minor (Michx.) Greene – GW2; < Euthamia tenuifolia (Pursh) Nutt. – Sieren (1981); > Euthamia tenuifolia (Pursh) Nutt. – Sorrie () (in prep); > Euthamia tenuifolia (Pursh) Nutt. var. microcephala Nutt. – C; > Euthamia tenuifolia (Pursh) Nutt. var. tenuifolia – F; > Solidago graminifolia (L.) Salisb. var. media (Greene) Harris – F; > Solidago microcephala (Nutt.) Bush – F, G; > Solidago minor Michx.; > Solidago tenuifolia Pursh var. pycnocephala Fernald – F; > Solidago tenuifolia Pursh var. tenuifolia – F

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8