Coreopsis gladiata

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
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]
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

1. The Plant List, Coreopsis gladiata Walter
2. "Coreopsis gladiata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. 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.