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Morphology
- Stem
- Erect, slender, usually clustered, branching, pubescent or nearly glabrous.
- Leaves
- Opposite, simple, short-stalked to nearly sessile, spread evenly along stem, 1 to 4 inches long, pinnately divided; segments 3-5, narrowly linear, less than 1/5 inch wide; lowermost leaves frequently undivided.
- Inflorescence
- Heads, few or sometimes solitary, terminal, on naked stalks to 6 inches long; heads 1.5 to 2 inches wide; bracts lanceolate, to 2/5 inch long, margins whitish, fringed with hairs.
- Flower
- Ray florets 7-9, yellow, 1/2 to 1 inch long, tips 4-lobed; disk florets with 5-lobed corollas, deep yellow.
- Fruit
- Achenes, thin, flat, winged, black, tipped with 2 short scales, enclosing small seed.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Dry, open, rocky or sandy, prairie uplands and slopes, and along roadsides.
- Distribution
- Principally east 1/3 of Kansas.
Additional Notes
Comments
Bigflower coreopsis often is grown as an ornamental in flower gardens.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Asteraceae - Sunflower Family
- Life Span
- Perennial
- Height
- 1-3 feet
- Origin
- Native
- Last Updated
- 2007-10-04
Color Groups
Yellow Wildflowers
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Blooms: May, June, July