Coastalplain tickseed facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Coastalplain tickseed |
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Coreopsis
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gladiata
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Synonymy
Campylotheca helianthoides Endl.
Coreopsis angustifolia Dryand. ex Aiton 1789 not L. 1753 Coreopsis callosa Bertol. Coreopsis dichotoma Michx. Coreopsis falcata F.E.Boynton Coreopsis floridana E.B.Sm. Coreopsis helianthoides Beadle Coreopsis linifolia Nutt. Coreopsis longifolia Small Coreopsis oniscicarpa Fernald Coreopsis saxicoloidea Sherff |
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Coreopsis gladiata, the coastalplain tickseed, is a North American species of perennial tickseeds in the sunflower family. It is native to the southeastern United States from eastern Texas to southeastern Virginia, primarily to the coastal plain.
Coreopsis gladiata is a perennial herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. Flower heads have yellow ray florets and purple disc florets. The species grows in swamps, bogs, depressions, and pine barrens.
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