Coreopsis gladiata, the coastalplain tickseed,[2] is a North American species of perennial tickseeds in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southeastern United States from eastern Texas to southeastern Virginia, primarily to the coastal plain.[3]

Coreopsis gladiata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Coreopsis
Species:
C. gladiata
Binomial name
Coreopsis gladiata
Synonyms[1]
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

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.[4]

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Coreopsis gladiata Walter
  2. ^ NRCS. "Coreopsis gladiata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Coreopsis gladiata Walter, Fl. Carol. 215. 1788.