''Coreopsis gladiata'', the coastalplain tickseed, is a North American species of

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tickseeds in the family

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. It is native to the

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from eastern

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to southeastern

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, primarily to the coastal plain. ''Coreopsis gladiata'' is a

herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. Flower heads have yellow

ray florets The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae we ...

and purple

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s. The species grows in swamps, bogs, depressions, and

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.Flora of North America, Coreopsis gladiata Walter, Fl. Carol. 215. 1788.
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References

* Plants described in 1788 Flora of the Southeastern United States

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Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Asteroideae-stub