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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Coreopsis gladiata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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The very broadly elliptic basal and lower leaves are diagnostic, as they are much broader than nearly all examples of C. linifolia and C. falcata. C. palustris may have stem leaves that wide, but it lacks lower and basal leaves at flowering time. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Coreopsis gladiata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Coreopsis gladiata
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Coreopsis gladiata
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Coreopsis gladiata
(?) (MISAPPLIED) Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Coreopsis linifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Coreopsis gladiata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-69-004:
Coreopsis gladiata FAMILY Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Coreopsis gladiata
COMMON NAME:
Swamp Coreopsis, Swamp Tickseed, Seepage Coreopsis, Coastal Plain Tickseed
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JK Marlow jkm160415_171
April Turner County GA
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JK Marlow jkm220525_8061
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120623_219
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Leaf texture thick and leathery; leaves without basal lobes, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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JK Marlow jkm120623_222
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm120812_493
August Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm130824_688
August Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Lvs rapidly reduced upward such that mid-cauline leaves are narrow or slender, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm130824_690
August Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm130824_693
August Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm130915_348
September Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Distinctive from C. falcata in [ecology,] morphology, phenology & distribution, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm130915_350
September Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Basal/lower leaves present at anthesis, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm130915_353
September Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Rays conspicuously toothed, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995).
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JK Marlow jkm130915_355
September Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Disjuncts scattered inland in montane (& sometimes uppermost piedmontane), per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm130915_363
September Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Outer phyllaries lanceolate, 0.4-0.8X as long as the inner phyllaries, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
COMPARE
involucral bracts of Bidens and Coreopsis
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JK Marlow jkm130915_375
September Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Wet savannas, seepage slopes, pitcher-plant bogs, streamhd or pocosin ecotones, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm161001_756
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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JK Marlow jkm161001_758
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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JK Marlow jkm161001_767
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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JK Marlow jkm231025_6298
October Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Can anyone tell me if the reddish stripes on the phyllaries are a consistent or useful character???
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Coreopsis gladiata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Coreopsis gladiata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Coreopsis gladiata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Coreopsis gladiata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Coreopsis gladiata
(?) (MISAPPLIED)
Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Coreopsis linifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Coreopsis gladiata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-69-004:
Coreopsis gladiata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Coreopsis gladiata
2678
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, wet pine flatwoods, sandhill seepage bogs, pitcher plant bogs, cataract bogs, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare (historically in NC Mountains, but not recently seen)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Reddish
Disk flowers have 4 corolla lobes & 4 anthers
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual/ Ray flowers pistillate
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Black
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p383
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p059
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p190
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p070
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