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Coreopsis auriculata (Mouse-ear Tickseed)

Synonyms: Coreopsis auriculata var. auriculata; Coreopsis auriculata var. diversifolia; Coreopsis diversifolia; Cymbaecarpa auriculata

Wikipedia Abstract

Coreopsis auriculata (lobed tickseed or mouse-ear tickseed) is a North American plant species of the sunflower family. It is native to the southeastern and east-central United States, from Louisiana east to the Florida Panhandle and as far north as Kentucky, Maryland, and West Virginia. Plants are found growing along roadsides and in openings in woods with mixed hardwood trees and pine barrens especially with calcareous soils in the south eastern USA. Coreopsis auriculata 'Nana' is commonly grown as a blooming ground cover in garden settings.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Bees
Structure [3]  Herb
Usage [2]  An orange to red/orange dye is obtained from the flowers and stems;
Height [2]  4.92 feet (1.5 m)
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1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0