Vascular Plants of North Carolina
Account for Golden-mane Tickseed - Coreopsis basalis   (A. Dietrich) Blake
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Author(A. Dietrich) Blake
DistributionMostly in the southern Coastal Plain and Sandhills; also the Outer Banks of Dare and Carteret counties. First collected in 1949 in Brunswick County.

Native of the southern U.S. west of the Mississippi River in LA-TX-OK-AR; cultivated and escaped elsewhere.
AbundanceUncommon in the southern Coastal Plain and Sandhills; rare on the Outer Banks.
HabitatRoadsides, railroad margins, fields, waste ground, maritime waterfront.
PhenologyFlowering and fruiting May-July.
IdentificationGolden-mane Tickseed is showy, with its bright golden-yellow rays that are dark red basally. The plant grows to about 2 feet tall with long flowering branches, topped by a single large flower. The lower leaves are divided into 3-5 elliptical or ovate segments. The native Coreopsis species lack the dark red at the base of the rays.
Taxonomic CommentsFor excellent drawings of all species (except those recently described) and range maps (although now out-of-date), see the monograph by Smith (1976).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)Texas Tickseed, Texas Coreopsis
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