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Tickseed is the common name for the plant Coreopsis, a group of 35 species of flowering plants in the Family Asteraceae and Genus Coreopsis. Twenty-eight species are native to the North America and the others come from Central and South America. The flowers are usually yellow with a toothed tip. The name is derived from the Greek word koris, meaning Bedbug. The plants are also popularly called "Calliopsis."
This genus is primarily native to North America. Many cultivars are available for gardens. Coreopsis species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora acamtopappi.

Some Coreopsis species:

    ť Coreopsis sect. Calliopsis

   Coreopsis sect. Coreopsis ť Coreopsis sect. Eublepharis

   Coreopsis sect. Gyrophyllum ť Coreopsis sect. Leptosyne

   Coreopsis sect. Pugiopappus ť Coreopsis sect. Silphidium

   Coreopsis sect. Tuckermannia ť Coreopsis auriculata — Mouse-ear coreopsis.

    Coreopsis basalis — goldenmane tickseed. ť Coreopsis delphiniifolia

    Coreopsis bigelovii — Bigelow's tickseed. ť Coreopsis douglasii

    Coreopsis calliopsidea ť Coreopsis californica — California tickseed.

    Coreopsis gigantea — Giant coreopsis. ť Coreopsis gladiata — Coastalplain tickseed.

    Coreopsis grandiflora — Largeflowered tickseed. ť Coreopsis hamiltonii — Mount Hamilton tickseed.

    Coreopsis integrifolia ť Coreopsis intermedia

    Coreopsis lanceolata — Lance-leaved Coreopsis, Tickseed. ť Coreopsis latifolia

    Coreopsis leavenworthii ť Coreopsis linifolia — Texas tickseed.

    Coreopsis major — Greater tickseed. ť Coreopsis maritima

    Coreopsis nudata ť Coreopsis nuecensis — Crown tickseed.

    Coreopsis palmata — Stiff tickseed. ť Coreopsis pubescens

    Coreopsis pulchra ť Coreopsis rosea — Pink tickseed.

    Coreopsis stillmanii ť Coreopsis tinctoria — Plains coreopsis.

    Coreopsis tripteris — Tall tickseed. ť Coreopsis verticillata — Threadleaf coreopsis, Whorled coreopsis, Moonbeam coreopsis.

    Coreopsis wrightii — rock tickseed.


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