''Coreopsis pulchra'' is a
North American wildflower of the Southeastern
United States
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, in the family
Asteraceae
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. Its common names are woodland tickseed, showy tickseed, and beautiful tickseed.
''Coreopsis pulchra'' is native only to the
Cumberland Plateau
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of northeastern
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = " Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County
, LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham
, area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...
(and perhaps historically in nearby
Georgia
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* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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) where it grows on sandstone outcrops. Because of its narrow habitat requirements and small geographic range, this species is considered imperiled.
''Coreopsis pulchra'' blooms from June through September, and 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 ...
are gold with dark centers. It is a perennial, herbaceous plant that grows to a height of about 60 cm (2 feet).
Flora of North America ''Coreopsis pulchra'' F. E. Boynton
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References
pulchra
Flora of the Southeastern United States
Plants described in 1903
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