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Coreopsis

not marked as a favorite taxon Coreopsis rosea Nuttall. Common name: Pink Coreopsis. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Upland depression ponds in the Inner Coastal Plain, drawdown zones on banks of blackwater rivers in the Outer Coastal Plain, rocky glades. Distribution: Coastal Plain of s. NS, MA, RI, NY (Long Island), NJ, PA (Rhoads & Block 2007), DE, MD, e. SC, and e. GA, where it occurs on shores with fluctuating water levels, primarily on Coastal Plain pond shores, but also on river banks; inland on this soils over rock.

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ID notes: The only other pink-rayed species in our flora is C. nudata, which ranges in the Coastal Plain from GA west to e. LA and has terete "juncoid" leaves.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA21, GW2, K4, NE, NY, Pa, S, SE1, Tat, Sherff & Alexander (1955), Smith (1976), Sorrie, LeBlond, & Weakley (2013); = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Coreopsis rosea Nutt. 1818

Links to other floras: = Coreopsis rosea - FNA21

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Coreopsis rosea© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Coreopsis rosea© Alan Cressler: Coreopsis rosea, hillside seep bog, Towns County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect, rhizomatous perennial growing in clumps in upland depression ponds in wet, sandy-peaty soils of the Inner Coastal Plain and drawdown zones on banks of blackwater rivers in the Outer Coastal Plain.

Stems: Stems simple to much-branched, smooth.

Leaves: Leaves opposite, subsessile, linear and thread-like (occasionally with 2 lateral lobes), 1-2 1/2 in. long.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) in an open, terminal cluster; heads 1/2-1 in. wide, consisting of 6-10 pink or white ray florets, each with 3 teeth at the tip, encircling a center disk of yellow tubular florets.

Fruits:

Comments: The only other pink-rayed species in our region is C. nudata, which ranges in the Coastal Plain from GA west to e. LA; it has alternate, needle-like leaves.

Height: 1-2 ft.

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description: Erect, rhizomatous perennial growing in clumps in upland depression ponds in wet, sandy-peaty soils of the Inner Coastal Plain and drawdown zones on banks of blackwater rivers in the Outer Coastal Plain.

stems: Stems simple to much-branched, smooth.

leaves: Leaves opposite, subsessile, linear and thread-like (occasionally with 2 lateral lobes), 1-2 1/2 in. long.

inflorescence:

flowers: Composite flowers (heads) in an open, terminal cluster; heads 1/2-1 in. wide, consisting of 6-10 pink or white ray florets, each with 3 teeth at the tip, encircling a center disk of yellow tubular florets.

fruits:

comments: The only other pink-rayed species in our region is C. nudata, which ranges in the Coastal Plain from GA west to e. LA; it has alternate, needle-like leaves.

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native range: eastern United States



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