Coreopsis gladiata

Coreopsis gladiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Coreopsis
Species: C. gladiata
Binomial name
Coreopsis gladiata
Walter
Synonyms[1]

Coreopsis gladiata (coastalplain tickseed)[2] 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.[3]

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]

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