''Coreopsis palmata'' is a North American species of

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in the family

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native to North America. Common names include stiff tickseed, wedgeleaf coreopsis, prairie coreopsis, prairie tickseed,''Coreopsis palmata''.
Missouri Botanical Garden. and finger coreopsis.''Coreopsis palmata''.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. University of Texas, Austin.

Description

''Coreopsis palmata'' is a perennial herb reaching about 80 centimeters (32 inches) in height. The leaf blades are often lobed, but are not divided into leaflets as in some related species. The

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 ...

contain

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up to 2.5 centimeters long, or sometimes longer.''Coreopsis palmata''.
Flora of North America. They are yellow, and generally a paler shade of yellow than related native ''Coreopsis''. The center of the head has many

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s that bloom yellow and darken as they dry. The plants flower in summer and the herbage may age red in the fall.

Distribution and habitat

It is native to the central

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and central

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, mostly the

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and adjacent areas from

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north to

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and east into southwestern

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. The native habitat of this species includes woods, disturbed prairies, roadsides, rocky ridges, and

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References

External links

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''Coreopsis palmata''.
United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile. palmata Flora of Northern America Plants described in 1818 {{Coreopsideae-stub