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Rio Grande tickseed

Coreopsis nuecensoides

Also called Crown Tickseed, Nueces Coreopsis

Rio Grande tickseed
Photo: (c) Laura Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
E. & S. Texas
Climate
temperate

About

Coreopsis nuecensoides, commonly known as the Rio Grande tickseed, is a herbaceous, perennial flowering plant in the genus Coreopsis in the family Asteraceae. It is native to southern and southeastern Texas and may also occur in northern Mexico.

Where it grows

Coreopsis nuecensoides is usually found in the coastal areas of southern and southeastern Texas, and may also occur in Tamaulipas, Mexico.

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 nuecensoides 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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