Coreopsis leavenworthii

Leavenworth's tickseed
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Coreopsis
Species:	C. leavenworthii
Binomial name
	Coreopsis leavenworthii; Torrey & A. Gray
Synonyms
	Coreopsis angustata Greene; Coreopsis lewtonii Small;

Coreopsis leavenworthii, or Leavenworth's tickseed, is an annual or short lived perennial plant species in the sunflower family. It is often grouped within Coreopsis tinctoria which it resembles.^[2]

Coreopsis leavenworthii typically grows 30 to 70 cm (12-28 inches) tall with yellow flower heads that sometimes have reddish-brown blotches at the base of the ray florets. The foliage is 1 or 1.5 pinnately to bipinnately compound with entire edges,^[3] and elliptic to oblanceolate to linear.^[2]

Coreopsis leavenworthii is native to the states of Florida and Alabama^[4] and blooms year round, with heaviest blooming during the months of May, June and July. It is found growing in ditches and flatwoods on moist sandy soils.^[2]

Coreopsis leavenworthii is cultivated in gardens for its attractive flowers.

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Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

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[1] The Plant List, Coreopsis leavenworthii Torr. & A.Gray

[gina-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Flora of North America, Coreopsis leavenworthii

[3] University of Florida Extension Service, Coreopsis leavenworthii

[4] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

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