Coreopsis basalis

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Family:	ASTERACEAE
Species:	Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietr.) S.F. Blake
Common Name:	Golden Mane Tickseed; Texas Tickseed
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Annual
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	Golden Mane Tickseed is an introduced annual in the Sunflower family (Asteraceae). It is thought to be native to Texas and adjacent states but there is some debate as to whether it is native further east, especially in Florida. In Alabama it has been found in the southern half of the state. Golden Mane Tickseed occurs in disturbed areas, on roadsides, and in fallow fields. It is a branched, erect herbaceous annual from a tap root. The stems are green in color, ribbed, and nearly glabrous or pubescent with whitish hairs especially at the nodes. Leaves are basal and cauline. The leaves are opposite, petiolate, and simple or pinnately lobed with 3-9 lobes. The lobes vary greatly in width and length from elliptic to lanceolate or linear. Flowers are produced in terminal heads. The heads have 8-12 yellow ray flowers usually with a brownish-red spot at their base. The disc flowers are numerous and reddish-brown. The fruit is a flattened, wingless achene. The achene has corky “bumps” on its surface. Golden Mane Tickseed is widely available as seed. It prefers a sunny site with sandy soil. This species will often reseed in the garden and can become weedy. This species is often used from roadside plantings in Florida and other southern states.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Not Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	ASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus	Coreopsis
Species	Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietr.) S.F. Blake - Golden Mane Tickseed; Texas Tickseed

Citation

Citation	Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 51(10): 525. 1916.
Basionym:	Calliopsis basalis A. Dietr. 1835.
Type:	USA: TEXAS: Chambers Co.: Without data, Shinners 7717 (neotype: MO; isoneotype: SMU). Neotypified by E. B. Smith, Sida 6: 133. 1976.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Calliopsis basalis	Calliopsis basalis A. Dietrich, in Otto & A. Dietrich, Allg. Gartenzeitung 3: 329. 1835.		TEXAS: Chambers Co.: Without data, Shinners 7717 (neotype: MO; isoneotype: SMU). Neotypified by E. B. Smith, Sida 6: 133. 1976.
Calliopsis drummondii	Calliopsis drummondii D. Don, in Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard., ser. 2. pl. 315. 1835.
Coreopsis basalis var. wrightii	Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S. F. Blake, var. wrightii (A. Gray) S. F. Blake, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 51: 526. 1916.	Coreopsis drummondii Torrey & A. Gray, var. wrightii A. Gray 1884.
Coreopsis basalis var. typica	Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S. F. Blake, var. typica Sherff, Brittonia 6: 341. 1948, nom. inadmiss.	Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S. F. Blake 1916; Calliopsis basalis A. Dietrich 1835.
Coreopsis drummondii var. wrightii	Coreopsis drummondii Torrey & A. Gray, var. wrightii A. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 291. 1884.		TEXAS
Coreopsis wrightii	Coreopsis wrightii (A. Gray) H. M. Parker ex E. B. Smith, Bot. Gaz. 136: 82. 1975.	Coreopsis drummondii Torrey & A. Gray, var. wrightii A. Gray 1884.
Coreopsis drummondii	Coreopsis drummondii (D. Don) Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 2: 345. 1842.	Calliopsis drummondii D. Don 1835.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Mobile, Pike

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, BRIT, JSU, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1870 - 1870

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
BRIT90919	Pike	06 Jun 1972	Kral, Robert 47354	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
UWAL0037749	Baldwin	27 Apr 1974	LeLong, Michel G. 7685	UWAL Coreopsis basalis (Dietrich) Blake
BRIT90913	Houston	27 Jun 1993	MacDonald, John R. 6361	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
JSU106824	Covington	03 May 1972	Kral, Robert 46358	JSU Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) Blake
AUA000024786	Conecuh	10 May 2005	KRAL, ROBERT 96369	AUA COREOPSIS BASALIS (A. DIETR.) BLAKE
USAM000002057	Mobile	29 Jan 1988	Blevins, Paul s.n.	USAM Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
AUA000002568	Covington	13 May 1966	COLVIN, THAGARD R.	AUA COREOPSIS BASALIS (A. DIETR.) BLAKE
USAM000002058	Baldwin	27 Apr 1974	LeLong, Michel G. 7685	USAM Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
AMAL00014551	Conecuh	10 May 2005	Kral, Robert 96369	AMAL Coreopsis basalis (Dietr) Blake
BRIT90902	Baldwin	27 Apr 1974	Lelong, Michel G. 7685	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
TROY000001713	Covington	11 May 1997	Trotter, Elizabeth 41	TROY Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) Blake
JSU106823	Baldwin	02 Jun 1970	Kral, Robert 39528	JSU Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) Blake
AUA000002565	Baldwin	2 May 1965	KOELLING, ALFRED C. 2256	AUA COREOPSIS BASALIS (A. DIETR.) BLAKE
BRIT90915	Houston	06 Jun 1967	Demaree, Delzie 56175	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
BRIT90911	Geneva	11 Jun 1971	Kral, Robert 43261	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
TROY000014637	Conecuh	10 May 2005	Kral, Robert 96369	TROY Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) Blake
BRIT90909	Covington	08 May 1995	Kral, Robert 84568	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
UNA00027484	Baldwin	12 Apr 1870	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietr.) Blake
BRIT90912	Houston	30 Apr 1995	MacDonald, John R. 8561	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
USAM000002063	Mobile	09 May 1970	LeLong, Michel G. 5366.2	USAM Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
BRIT90903	Baldwin	02 Jun 1970	Kral, Robert 39528	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
AUA000002574	Geneva	11 Jun 1971	KRAL, ROBERT 43261	AUA COREOPSIS BASALIS (A. DIETR.) BLAKE
USAM000002064	Mobile	22 May 1975	Prine, Laura s.n.	USAM Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
AUA000002575	Henry	20 May 1972	COX, J.S. 148	AUA COREOPSIS BASALIS (A. DIETR.) BLAKE
ALNHS00008912	Houston	01 Aug 2019	Barger, T. Wayne SP#4744	ALNHS Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietr.) Blake
AMAL00002835	Pike	06 Jun 1972	Kral, Robert 47354	AMAL Coreopsis basalis Blake
USAM000002062	Mobile	19 May 1979	LeLong, Michel G. 10811	USAM Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
AUA000002572	Covington	6 May 1988	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 4684	AUA COREOPSIS BASALIS (A. DIETR.) BLAKE
USAM000002065	Baldwin	13 May 1971	LeLong, Michel G. 5702	USAM Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
BRIT90901	Baldwin	14 May 1983	Wilhelm, Gerould 11314	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
UWAL0042944	Baldwin	01 May 2003	Larsen, Harry S. 1229	UWAL Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietr.) S.F. Blake
BRIT90910	Crenshaw	11 Jun 1971	Kral, Robert 43221	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
TROY000001716	Pike	25 Apr 1991	Dean, Brenda 16	TROY Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) Blake
UWAL0033746	Mobile	10 May 2014	Horne, Howard E. 2536	UWAL Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
BRIT90914	Houston	09 Jun 1971	Kral, Robert 43136	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
AUA000002578	Lee	Apr 1949	CUNNINGHAM, HUGH B.	AUA COREOPSIS BASALIS (A. DIETR.) BLAKE
AUA000002580	Lee	5 May 1954	SLEDGE, E.B.	AUA COREOPSIS BASALIS (A. DIETR.) BLAKE
BRIT90917	Mobile	21 May 1975	Kral, Robert 55641	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
BRIT90918	Mobile	02 Jun 1972	Kral, Robert 47130	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
AUA000002581	Mobile	2 Jun 1972	KRAL, ROBERT 47130	AUA COREOPSIS BASALIS (A. DIETR.) BLAKE
JSU106827	Geneva	18 Oct 1977	Kral, Robert 61127	JSU Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) Blake
AUA000002569	Covington	26 Apr 1979	CRAWFORD, LLOYD C.	AUA COREOPSIS BASALIS (A. DIETR.) BLAKE
UWAL0034320	Covington	08 May 1995	Kral, Robert 84568	UWAL Coreopsis basalis Blake
ALNHS00001847	Mobile	14 May 2013	Barger, T. Wayne SP#1003	ALNHS Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietr.) Blake
BRIT90906	Covington	06 May 1997	MacDonald, John R. 10394	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
JSU106825	Mobile	02 Jun 1972	Kral, Robert 47130	JSU Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) Blake
AUA000002570	Covington	10 Jun 1971	KRAL, ROBERT 43240	AUA COREOPSIS BASALIS (A. DIETR.) BLAKE
USAM000002056	Mobile	29 Jan 1988	Blevins, Paul s.n.	USAM Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
AUA000002571	Covington	7 May 1979	COGGINS, W.A.	AUA COREOPSIS BASALIS (A. DIETR.) BLAKE
BRIT90916	Lee	29 May 1970	Moore, Harold D. 368	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
AUA000002576	Houston	9 Jun 1971	KRAL, ROBERT 43136	AUA COREOPSIS BASALIS (A. DIETR.) BLAKE
AUA000002567	Conecuh	1 May 1993	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 8601	AUA COREOPSIS BASALIS (A. DIETR.) BLAKE
TROY000001715	Pike	07 May 1995	Bass, Brian J. 6	TROY Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) Blake
AUA000002577	Lee	15 Jul 1972	BALL, DONALD M. 058	AUA COREOPSIS BASALIS (A. DIETR.) BLAKE
USAM000002060	Mobile	10 May 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11063	USAM Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
BRIT90904	Coffee	02 May 1972	Kral, Robert 46149	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
TROY000014636	Geneva	18 May 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 17581	TROY Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) Blake
BRIT90907	Covington	10 Jun 1971	Kral, Robert 43240	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
AUA000002566	Baldwin	8 May 1964	CREEL, JOHN	AUA COREOPSIS BASALIS (A. DIETR.) BLAKE
ALNHS00006641	Houston	01 Aug 2019	Barger, T. Wayne SP#4744	ALNHS Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietr.) Blake
TROY000050101	Coffee	27 Apr 2006	Kral, Robert 97208	TROY Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
TROY000001717	Pike	18 May 1989	Rutledge, Rachel s.n.	TROY Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) Blake
TROY000001714	Escambia	07 May 1995	Brittain, Cynthia L. 180	TROY Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) Blake
AUA000002573	Crenshaw	5 May 1990	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 6875	AUA COREOPSIS BASALIS (A. DIETR.) BLAKE
USAM000002059	Mobile	12 May 1973	LeLong, Michel G. 7044	USAM Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
BRIT90908	Covington	03 May 1972	Kral, Robert 46358	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
AMAL00012822	Geneva	18 May 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 17581	AMAL Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietr.) Blake
USAM000002061	Mobile	24 Mar 1976	LeLong, Michel G. 9064	USAM Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
BRIT90905	Conecuh	10 May 2005	Kral, Robert 96369	BRIT Coreopsis basalis (A. Dietrich) S.F. Blake
AUA000002579	Lee	29 May 1970	MOORE, HAROLD D.	AUA COREOPSIS BASALIS (A. DIETR.) BLAKE

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Data last modified: 9/19/2025

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Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2025. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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