PLANTS Profile for Coreopsis major (greater tickseed)

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PLANTS Profile

Coreopsis major Walter
greater tickseed

Symbol:

COMA6

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Images:
Coreopsis major Walter

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Synonyms:
Coreopsis major Walter

	COMAO2	Coreopsis major Walter var. oemleri (Elliot) Britton ex Small & Vail
	COMAR4	Coreopsis major Walter var. rigida (Nutt.) Boynt.
	COMAS	Coreopsis major Walter var. stellata (Nutt.) B.L. Rob.

Distribution:
Coreopsis major Walter


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USA (AL, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MA, MS, NC, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Coreopsis major Walter

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 33 species in Coreopsis

Classification:
Coreopsis major Walter

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Coreopsis L. – tickseed
Species	Coreopsis major Walter – greater tickseed

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Coreopsis major Walter

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Minor		Minor				Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Coreopsis major Walter

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 37143.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 02/11/2009 01:40 PM MST