Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Coreopsis palmata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Coreopsis palmata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Coreopsis palmata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Coreopsis palmata
COMMON NAME:
Prairie Coreopsis, Finger Coreopsis, Stiff Tickseed
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_copa10_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Coreopsis palmata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Coreopsis palmata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Coreopsis palmata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Coreopsis palmata
2309
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Prairies, glades, savannas, woodlands, roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Native: Midwest US
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LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Yellow
Disk flowers have 5 corolla lobes & 5 anthers
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual/ Ray flowers pistillate
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Black/Brown
Achene
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