| Coreopsis rosea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Coreopsis |
| Species: | C. rosea |
| Binomial name | |
| Coreopsis rosea | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Calliopsis rosea(Nutt.) Spreng. | |
Coreopsis rosea, known as the pink tickseed, is a North American species of Coreopsis in the family Asteraceae. It has a discontinuous distribution in the eastern United States and Canada, found in Nova Scotia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Georgia, and South Carolina. [2]
Coreopsis rosea grows in wet areas such as marsh edges. [3] Unlike most Coreopsis species, the ray florets are pink or white (instead of yellow). [3] The only other Coreopsis species with pink rays is C. nudata ; C. rosea does not seem to be closely related to Coreopsis species which merely have red dots at the base of the rays. [4] Disc florets of Coreopsis rosea are bright or pale yellow. [3]
