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Swamp Tickseed, Beadle's Coreopsis (Coreopsis helianthoides) Growing in swamp mud with Bald Cypress, Brunswick Co., NC 4 Oct 2008 If identified correctly, this taxon is rare in North Carolina (NC Natural Heritage Program Watch List), growing in bogs and swamps. | |
Swamp Tickseed, Beadle's Coreopsis (Coreopsis helianthoides) Growing in swamp mud with Bald Cypress, Brunswick Co., NC 4 Oct 2008 | |
Swamp Tickseed, Beadle's Coreopsis (Coreopsis helianthoides) Growing in swamp mud with Bald Cypress, Brunswick Co., NC 4 Oct 2008 | |
Swamp Tickseed, Beadle's Coreopsis (Coreopsis helianthoides) Growing in swamp mud with Bald Cypress, Brunswick Co., NC 4 Oct 2008 With Bald Cypress knees. No basal leaves noted. |
Lobed Tickseed (Coreopsis auriculata) Orange Co., NC 16 May 2004 |
Texas Tickseed, Savanna Coreopsis (Coreopsis linifolia) Craven Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 Common in the NC coastal plain (rare in the mountains), Texas Tickseed grows in savannas, bogs, and various wet-soil habitats. | |
Texas Tickseed, Savanna Coreopsis (Coreopsis linifolia) Craven Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 | |
Texas Tickseed, Savanna Coreopsis (Coreopsis linifolia) Craven Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 Formerly known as Coreopsis angustifolia. | |
Texas Tickseed, Savanna Coreopsis (Coreopsis linifolia) Craven Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 | |
Texas Tickseed, Savanna Coreopsis (Coreopsis linifolia) Craven Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 Cauline leaves simple, linear, reduced, and opposite | |
Texas Tickseed, Savanna Coreopsis (Coreopsis linifolia) Craven Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 Simple, elliptic basal leaves |
Great Tickseed, Whorled-leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis major) Thin soils on granite outcrops in Alexander Co., NC 3 July 2009 Statewide and common in North Carolina in dry wooded habitats. | |
Great Tickseed, Whorled-leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis major) Thin soils on granite outcrops in Alexander Co., NC 3 July 2009 | |
Great Tickseed, Whorled-leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis major) Pine flatwoods in Sandhills Gamelands, Scotland Co., NC 14 June 2008 These flower heads are still in bud with one just starting to open. | |
Great Tickseed, Whorled-leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis major) Pine flatwoods in Sandhills Gamelands, Scotland Co., NC 14 June 2008 Leaves are distinctly whorled. | |
Great Tickseed, Whorled-leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis major) Pine flatwoods in Sandhills Gamelands, Scotland Co., NC 14 June 2008 whole plant |
Star Tickseed, Common Hairy Coreopsis (Coreopsis pubescens var. pubescens) Alleghany Co., NC 1 July 2006 Common in the NC mountains and rare elsewhere. | |
Star Tickseed, Common Hairy Coreopsis (Coreopsis pubescens var. pubescens) Alleghany Co., NC 1 July 2006 | |
Star Tickseed, Common Hairy Coreopsis (Coreopsis pubescens var. pubescens) Alleghany Co., NC 1 July 2006 | |
Star Tickseed, Common Hairy Coreopsis (Coreopsis pubescens var. pubescens) Alleghany Co., NC 1 July 2006 |
Threadleaf Tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata) Person Co., NC 13 June 2006 In NC, this plant grows in and near dry woodlands. Common in the piedmont, less so in the mountains and coastal plain. | |
Threadleaf Tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata) Person Co., NC 13 June 2006 | |
Threadleaf Tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata) Person Co., NC 13 June 2006 | |
Threadleaf Tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 5 June 2018 | |
Threadleaf Tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 5 June 2018 | |
Threadleaf Tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 5 June 2018 |
Sickle Tickseed, Carolina Tickseed, Pool Coreopsis (Coreopsis falcata) Holly Shelter, Pender Co., NC 4 Oct 2018 If identified correctly, this species normally flowers early summer, but can respond to fire by flowering at other times of the year It grows in wet pine savannas and similar habitats in the coastal plain. | |
Sickle Tickseed, Carolina Tickseed, Pool Coreopsis (Coreopsis falcata) Holly Shelter, Pender Co., NC 4 Oct 2018 | |
Sickle Tickseed, Carolina Tickseed, Pool Coreopsis (Coreopsis falcata) Holly Shelter, Pender Co., NC 4 Oct 2018 Close up showing 4-parted disc flowers | |
Sickle Tickseed, Carolina Tickseed, Pool Coreopsis (Coreopsis falcata) Holly Shelter, Pender Co., NC 4 Oct 2018 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
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