''Coreopsis nudata'', the Georgia tickseed, is a
herbaceous
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous"
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perennial plant species of the genus ''
Coreopsis'' in the family
Asteraceae. It is native to the southeastern United States, in the states of
Georgia,
Florida,
Alabama,
Mississippi, and
Louisiana.
''Coreopsis nudata'' is a
perennial herb sometimes as much as 100 cm (40 inches) tall.
Flower heads
A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower"; ) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, compos ...
have pink or purple
ray florets and yellow
disc florets. The species grows in swamps, ditches, and
pine barrens.
Flora of North America, ''Coreopsis nudata'' Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 180. 1818.
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References
nudata
Flora of the Southeastern United States
Plants described in 1818
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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