Coreopsis gladiata

Coreopsis gladiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Coreopsis
Species:	C. gladiata
Binomial name
Coreopsis gladiata Walter
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy Campylotheca helianthoidesEndl. Coreopsis angustifoliaDryand. ex Aiton 1789 not L. 1753 Coreopsis callosaBertol. Coreopsis dichotomaMichx. Coreopsis falcataF.E.Boynton Coreopsis floridanaE.B.Sm. Coreopsis helianthoidesBeadle Coreopsis linifoliaNutt. Coreopsis longifoliaSmall Coreopsis oniscicarpaFernald Coreopsis saxicoloideaSherff

Coreopsis gladiata, the pool coreopsis or coastalplain tickseed,^[2] is a North American species of perennialtickseeds 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. NRCS. "Coreopsis gladiata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (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.

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