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Coreopsis gladiata

Coreopsis gladiata Walter

Coastal Plain Tickseed, Coastal Tickseed

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Coreopsis angustifolia, Coreopsis helianthoides, Coreopsis longifolia, Coreopsis longifolia var. godfreyi

USDA Symbol: cogl2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

The small, tubular, maroon or brown disc flowers of this short-lived perennial offer a colorful contrast with the rich-yellow ray flowers (petals) which are notched at the ends. Lance-shaped leaves are numerous on lower parts of the 2-4 ft. plant, becoming much smaller and bract-like at the top.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC
Native Distribution: Coastal plain from NC to TX
Native Habitat: Moist to wet, open pinelands

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Wet
Soil Description: Moist to wet, often acid, sandy soils.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACW				FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Mt. Cuba Center - Hockessin, DE

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Research Literature

Reslit 1534 - Using compost for container production of ornamental wetland and flatwood species native to Florida (2006) S. B. Wilson and P. J. Stoffella
Reslit 1933 - Comparative Capitular Morphology and Anatomy of Coreopsis L and Bidens L (Compositae), Including a Review of Generic Boundaries (1995) M. Tadesse, D. J. Crawford and E. B. Smith
Reslit 2560 - Susceptibility of cultivated native wildflowers to deer damage (2011) L. W. Degroote, H. K. Ober, J. H. Aldrich, J. G. N...
Reslit 2564 - A cladistic study of North American Coreopsis (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) (1987) R. K. Jansen, E. B. Smith, D. J. Crawford
Reslit 2565 - ITS sequences and phylogenetic relationships in Bidens and Coreopsis (Asteraceae) (1999) S. C. Kim, D. J. Crawford, M. Tadesse, M. Berbee, ...
Reslit 2569 - Leaf flavonoid chemistry of North American Coreopsis (Compositae): intra-and intersectional variation (1983) D. J. Crawford, E. B. Smith
Reslit 2571 - The chromosome numbers of North American Coreopsis with phyletic interpretations (1975) E. B. Smith
Reslit 2572 - A biosystematic survey of Coreopsis in eastern United States and Canada (1976) E. B. Smith
Reslit 2573 - Phylogeny of eastern North American Coreopsis (Asteraceae-Coreopsideae): Insights from nuclear and plastid sequences and comments on character evolution (2005) D. J. Crawford, M. E. Mort

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Coreopsis gladiata in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Coreopsis gladiata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Coreopsis gladiata

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-09
Research By: TWC Staff

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