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Coreopsis tinctoria var. atkinsoniana

Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt. var. atkinsoniana (Douglas ex Lindl.) H.M. Parker ex E.B. Sm.

Atkinson's Tickseed, Atkinson's Coreopsis, Columbia Coreopsis, Golden Tickseed, Calliopsis

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Coreopsis atkinsoniana

USDA Symbol: COTIA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual , Biennial
Habit: Herb
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
Leaf Complexity: Simple , Pinnate , Bipinnate
Leaf Shape: Elliptic , Linear
Leaf Margin: Entire
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall, often much shorter.
Fruit: Black. Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Disc flowers red, ray flowers yellow.

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , ID , MT , ND , NM , OR , WA
Canada: BC

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist
Soil Description: Riverbanks

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Coreopsis tinctoria var. atkinsoniana in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Coreopsis tinctoria var. atkinsoniana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Coreopsis tinctoria var. atkinsoniana

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-23
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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