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Coreopsis

not marked as a favorite taxon Coreopsis falcata F.E. Boynton. Common name: Pool Coreopsis. Phenology: Early May-early Jul (rarely later, perhaps in response to growing season fire). Habitat: Peat bogs, very wet savannas, ditches and borrow pits in savannas. Distribution: The species is endemic to the Coastal Plain of se. VA (City of Chesapeake), e. NC, e. SC, and e. GA; disjunct in Oconee County, SC and Henderson County, NC. First reported for VA by Wieboldt et al. (1998).

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: C. falcata should not be included (as by Cronquist in C and SE) in C. gladiata; the two species are distinctive in ecological preferences, morphology, phenology, and distribution.

Synonymy ⓘ: = GW2, K4, RAB, S, Va, Sherff & Alexander (1955), Smith (1976), Sorrie, LeBlond, & Weakley (2013), Tadesse & Crawford (2023); = n/a — F; < Coreopsis gladiata Walter — Fl7, FNA21, WH3; < Coreopsis gladiata Walter var. gladiata — C, SE1. Basionym: Coreopsis falcata F.E.Boynton 1902

Links to other floras: < Coreopsis gladiata - FNA21

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Coreopsis falcata© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Coreopsis falcata© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Coreopsis falcata© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Coreopsis falcata© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Coreopsis falcata© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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