Author | L. | |
Distribution | Piedmont, low Mountains, and a few places on the Coastal Plain with Piedmont-like affinities, such as along the Cape Fear River.
VA to KY, south to FL and LA. | |
Abundance | Fairly common in the Piedmont; locally uncommon in rich soil in the Coastal Plain (mainly along brownwater rivers), and rare in the southern/lower Mountains. | |
Habitat | Mesic to moist hardwoods and mixed pine-hardwood forests, often on slopes or at bases of slopes. Soils are rather nutrient-rich. | |
Phenology | Flowering and fruiting April-June. | |
Identification | As its common name suggests, Lobed Tickseed has 1-2 lobes on most leaves (some are simple). As in most tickseeds, the flower heads are raised well above the leaves; they have a dark orange-yellow disk and golden-yellow rays. | |
Taxonomic Comments | None
For excellent drawings of all species (except those recently described) and range maps (although now out-of-date), see the monograph by Smith (1976). | |
Other Common Name(s) | Mouse-ear Coreopsis | |
State Rank | S4 | |
Global Rank | G5 | |
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