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.