Coreopsis leavenworthii (Leavenworth’s Tickseed)

Coreopsis leavenworthii

Coreopsis leavenworthii Torr. & A. Gray

Coreopsis angustata Greene

Coreopsis leavenworthii Torr. & A. Gray var. curtissii Sherff

Coreopsis leavenworthii Torr. & A. Gray var. garberi A. Gray

Coreopsis leavenworthii Torr. & A. Gray var. lewtonii (Small) Sherff

Coreopsis lewtonii Small

Leavenworth’s Tickseed

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Asterales	Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
Family	Asteraceae	The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
Genus	Coreopsis	From the Greek koris, “a bug,” and -opsis, indicating a resemblance, therefore meaning bug-like, referring to the achenes which look like ticks
Species	leavenworthii

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Coreopsis leavenworthii description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

4/14/2015 · Pinelands, Everglades National Park, FL
≈ 4½ × 3" (11 × 7.5 cm)

4/14/2015 · Pinelands, Everglades National Park, FL
≈ 4½ × 3" (11 × 7.9 cm)

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