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Crown tickseed

Coreopsis nuecensis

Also called Nueces Coreopsis, Rio Grande Tickseed

Crown tickseed
Photo: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Annual
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Florida, Louisiana to Mexico (Tamaulipas)
Climate
subtropical

About

Coreopsis nuecensis, the crown tickseed, is an annual, herbaceous, flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is native to Texas, and probably Tamaulipas. There are reports of isolated populations in Michigan and Florida, both probably escapes from cultivation.

Where it grows

Coreopsis nuecensis is native to Texas and probably Tamaulipas. There are isolated records of this species in Michigan, Florida and Louisiana.

Other Coreopsis plants

Tall Tickseed · Tickseed · Lobed tickseed · Baker's Tickseed · Goldenmane tickseed · Coastal plain tickseed · Largeflower tickseed · Leptosyne hamiltonii · Fringeleaf tickseed · Goldenwave tickseed · Lanceleaf tickseed · Leavenworth's tickseed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coreopsis nuecensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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