Coreopsis tinctoria

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt.
Common Name:Plains Tickseed; Golden Tickseed; Calliopsis
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
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Plant Notes:Plains Tickseed is an introduced herbaceous annual in the Sunflower family (Asteraceae). It is native to the Great Plains from Canada to Mexico, but is widely planted and has escaped throughout North America. In Alabama it can be found throughout most of the state. Plains Tickseed occurs on roadsides, in prairies, in fields and pastures, and in other disturbed areas. It is an annual with a tap root. Stems are erect, 1-4 feet in height, green or brown in color, and glabrous. Leaves are alternate, petiolate, with 1-3 pinnate lobes. The segments of the leaf blade are filiform to linear or lanceolate in outline. Flowers are produced in heads. The heads are solitary or in corymbs. Each head has 5 yellow ray flowers often with a reddish spot at the base, and numerous yellow disc flowers. The fruit is a flattened achene. Plains Tickseed is often included in “wildflower” seed mixes and is also grown for a cut flower. The plants prefer a sunny location with a loamy soil. It is easily grown from seed, and will often reseed in the garden. Several forms are available including ones with ray flowers all yellow or all reddish brown. The flowers have been used to produce a dye.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native, FAC (NWI)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Coreopsis
Species Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt. - Plains Tickseed; Golden Tickseed; Calliopsis

Citation

Citation Coreopsis tinctoria Nuttall, J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 2(1): 114–115. 1821.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: ARKANSAS: Red River, s.d., Nuttall s.n. (holotype: PH; isotype: BM).

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Calliopsis atkinsoniana Calliopsis atkinsoniana (Douglas ex Lindley) Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 331. 1833.Coreopsis atkinsoniana Douglas ex Lindley 1830. 
Calliopsis bicolor Calliopsis bicolor Reichenbach, Iconogr. Bot. Pl. Crit. pl. 70. 1823.  
Calliopsis cardaminifolia Calliopsis cardaminifolia de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 568. 1836. TEXAS: Without data, 15 May 1829, Berlandier 566 (holotype: GH).
Calliopsis tinctoria Calliopsis tinctoria (Nuttall) de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 568. 1836.Coreopsis tinctoria Nuttall 1834. 
Calliopsis tinctoria var. atropurpurea Calliopsis tinctoria (Nuttall) de Candolle, var. atropurpurea Hooker, Bot. Mag. 63: pl. 3511. 1836.  
Coreopsis atkinsoniana Coreopsis atkinsoniana Douglas ex Lindley, Edwards's Bot. Reg. 16: pl. 1376. 1830. OREGON: Multnomah Co.: Mewries [= Menzies; now Hayden] Island, Columbia River,
Coreopsis cardaminifolia var. angustiloba Coreopsis cardaminifolia (de Candolle) Nuttall, var. angustiloba Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N . Amer. 2: 346. 1842. LOUISIANA: Without data, Hale s.n. (lectotype: PH; isolectotype: GH). Lectotypified by E. B. Smith, Sida 6: 207. 1976.
Coreopsis cardaminifolia var. lineariloba Coreopsis cardaminifolia (de Candolle) Nuttall, var. lineariloba A. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 291. 1884.  
Coreopsis similis Coreopsis similis F. E. Boynton, in Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 1278, 1340. 1903. TEXAS: Brazos Co.: Near Brazos Santiago, 1899, Nealley s.n. (holotype: US).
Coreopsis stenophylla Coreopsis stenophylla F. E. Boynton, Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1: 141. 1902. LOUISIANA: Tangipahoa Par.: Hammond, s.d., Hale s.n. (holotype: US?; isotype: NY).
Coreopsis tinctoria var. atkinsoniana Coreopsis tinctoria Nuttall, var. atkinsoniana (Douglas ex Lindley) H. M. Parker ex E. B. Smith, Bot. Gaz. 136: 83. 1975.Coreopsis atkinsoniana Douglas ex Lindley 1830. 
Coreopsis tinctoria var. imminuta Coreopsis tinctoria Nuttall, var. imminuta Sherff, Bot. Gaz. 94: 594. 1933. NEW MEXICO: Santa Fe Co.: Santa Fe, 13 Aug 1911, Holzinger s.n. (holotype: MO).
Coreopsis tinctoria var. similis Coreopsis tinctoria Nuttall, var. similis (F. E. Boynton) H. M. Parker ex E. B. Smith, Bot. Gaz. 136: 83. 1975.Coreopsis similis F. E. Boynton 1903. 
Diplosastera tinctoria Diplosastera tinctoria (Nuttall) Tausch, Hort. Canal. xvi, pl. 4. 1823.Coreopsis tinctoria Nuttall 1834. 
Coreopsis cardaminefolia Coreopsis cardaminifolia (de Candolle) Nuttall, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., ser. 2. 7: 360. 1841.Calliopsis cardaminifolia de Candolle 1836. 

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: Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Chilton, Choctaw, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Conecuh, Cullman, Dale, DeKalb, Etowah, Franklin, Geneva, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1885 - 2021

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
BRIT92046 Autauga 08 Jun 1965 Kral, Robert
24324		 BRIT
Coreopsis tinctoria Nuttall
TROY000048233 Autauga 25 May 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
28940		 TROY
Coreopsis tinctoria Nuttall
UWAL0049861 Autauga 25 May 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
28940		 UWAL
Coreopsis tinctoria Nuttall
UWAL0042949 Baldwin 10 Jun 2005 Larsen, Harry S.
436		 UWAL
Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt.
AUA000002773 Bibb 8 Jul 1976 SESSLER, ANN H.
191		 AUA
COREOPSIS TINCTORIA NUTT.
JSU107547 Bibb 07 Jun 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1978		 JSU
Coreopsis tinctoria Nuttall
BRIT92047 Blount 13 Jul 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9060		 BRIT
Coreopsis tinctoria Nuttall
JSU107548 Blount 13 Jul 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9060		 JSU
Coreopsis tinctoria Nuttall
UNA00053870 Blount 07 Jul 1997 Keener, Brian R.
228		 UNA
Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt.
UNA00054021 Blount 06 Sep 1997 Keener, Brian R.
368		 UNA
Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt. var. tinctoria
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