Coreopsis nudata

Coreopsis nudata, the Georgia tickseed, is a herbaceous perennial plant species of the genus tickseeds in sunflower family. It is native to the southeastern United States, in the states of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.[2]

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

Calliopsis nudata (Nutt.) Spreng.

Coreopsis nudata is a perennial herb sometimes as much as 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Flower heads have pink or purple ray florets and yellow disc florets. The species grows in swamps, ditches, and pine barrens.[3]

References
  1. The Plant List, Coreopsis nudata Nutt.
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Flora of North America, Coreopsis nudata Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 180. 1818.


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