| Author | (A. Dietrich) Blake | |
| Distribution | Mostly 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. | |
| Abundance | Uncommon in the southern Coastal Plain and Sandhills; rare on the Outer Banks. | |
| Habitat | Roadsides, railroad margins, fields, waste ground, maritime waterfront. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting May-July. | |
| Identification | Golden-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 Comments | For excellent drawings of all species (except those recently described) and range maps (although now out-of-date), see the monograph by Smith (1976).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) | Texas Tickseed, Texas Coreopsis | |
| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | G5 | |
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