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Coreopsistinctoria Nuttall var. tinctoria . Calliopsis, Plains Coreopsis. Phen: May-Sep. Hab: Streambanks, riverbanks, roadsides and other disturbed places. Dist: Var. tinctoria was apparently widespread in the Great Plains and sc. United States, now distributed nearly throughout North America.
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Horticultural Information
Intro:Erect, tap-rooted annual of roadsides and other disturbed places.
Stems:Stems unbranched, smooth.
Leaves:Leaves opposite, sessile and petiolate, smooth; basal and lower leaves once or twice pinnately divided into linear segments to 2 in. long.
Inforescence:
Flowers:Composite flowers in a branched, terminal cluster; heads yellow with maroon centers, about 1 1/2 in. wide, consisting of 8 yellow ray florets, which are reddish-brown at base and 3-toothed at tip, encirclng a dense center of tiny maroon or yellow, tubular, 4-lobed disk flowers; surrounding the base of the head are 2 different series (inner and outer) of bracts. .
Fruits:
Comments:Probably introduced from farther west.
Height:1-3 ft.
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description:Erect, tap-rooted annual of roadsides and other disturbed places.
stems:Stems unbranched, smooth.
leaves:Leaves opposite, sessile and petiolate, smooth; basal and lower leaves once or twice pinnately divided into linear segments to 2 in. long.
inflorescence:
flowers:Composite flowers in a branched, terminal cluster; heads yellow with maroon centers, about 1 1/2 in. wide, consisting of 8 yellow ray florets, which are reddish-brown at base and 3-toothed at tip, encirclng a dense center of tiny maroon or yellow, tubular, 4-lobed disk flowers; surrounding the base of the head are 2 different series (inner and outer) of bracts. .
