Coreopsis gladiata

Species of flowering plant

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 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. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Coreopsis gladiata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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.

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