Lance-Leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
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Other common names: Tickseed
Native
Family:
Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Height: 1 to 2 ft.
Blooms: May to
July
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 2.25 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 8 parts
Location: Youghiogheny River Trail
Date: 7/7/2002
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Lance-Leaf Coreopsis may be
easily confused with:
- Whorled Coreopsis
Whorled coreopsis has a very deeply divided, filament-like leaf. Lance-leaf is (wait for it) lance-shaped.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
