490 COMPOSITAE. Vor. III. 
1. Coreopsis lanceolata L. Lance-leaved 
Tickseed. Fig. 4492. 
’ Coreopsis lanceolata L. Sp. Pl. 908. 1753. 
Coreopsis lanceolata var. angustifolia T. & G. FI. N. 
A. 2: 344. 1842. 
Perennial; stem slender, glabrous, or sparingly 
hispid near the base, 1°-2° high. Leaves glabrous, 
the lower and basal ones slender-petioled, spatu- 
late or narrowly oblong, very obtuse, 2’-6’ long, 
entire, or with 1-3 lateral obtuse entire lobes; 
stem leaves few, sessile or nearly so, lanceolate 
or oblong, obtuse or acutish, usually quite entire; 
heads few or solitary on elongated slender pedun- 
cles, 13’-23’ broad, showy; peduncles often 12’ 
long; involucre depressed-hemispheric, its bracts 
glabrous or ciliate, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 
the outer narrower than the inner, but nearly as 
long; rays 6-10, bright yellow, cuneate, 3-7-lobed; 
achenes oblong, broadly winged, about 1” long; 
pappus of 2 short teeth. 
INS In dry or moist soil, Ontario to Virginia, Michigan, 
TX Illinois, Florida, Louisiana and Missouri. Escaped 
from cultivation eastward. May—Aug. 
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2. Coreopsis crassifolia Ait. Thick-leaved 
or Hairy Tickseed. Fig. 4493. 
Coreopsis crassifolia Ait. Hort. Kew. 3: 253. 1780. 
Coreopsis lanceolata var. villosa Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 
227199, 180%. 
Perennial; stem hirsute or villous-pubescent 
below, ascending, little branched, 8-20’ high. 
Leaves rather thick, hirsute or pubescent, all 
entire, the lower and basal ones petioled, oblong 
to obovate-spatulate, mostly very obtuse, 1’-3’ 
long, 4-10” wide; stem leaves few, short-peti- 
oled or sessile, obtuse or acutish, narrower; heads 
few, 1-2’ broad, borne on slender, puberulent pe- 
duncles often 1° long, similar to those of C. lan- 
ceolata, as are the rays, involucral bracts and 
achenes. 
Dry soil, Illinois and Missouri to Kansas, Louisi- 
ana, east to South Carolina and Florida. May-Aug. 
3. Coreopsis pubéscens Ell. Star Tick- 
seed. Fig. 4494. 
C. pubescens Ell. Bot. S. C. & Ga. 2: 441. 1824. 
Perennial; stem pubescent or puberulent, leafy, 
little branched or simple, erect, 2°-4° high. Leaves 
firm in texture, pubescent or glabrous, entire, or 
some of them 3-5-lobed or divided, the basal and 
lower ones slender-petioled, obovate-oval, obtuse, 
the upper short-petioled or sessile, broadly lan- 
ceolate or oblong, acute or acutish, 2’-3’ long; 
heads few, 1-14’ broad, long-peduncled; invo- 
lucre depressed-hemispheric, glabrous, star-like, 
its lanceolate obtuse or acute outer bracts nearly 
as long as but much narrower than the ovate 
inner ones; rays 8-10, yellow, cuneate, lobed at 
the apex; achenes similar to those of the preced- 
ing species or broader. 
In dry_woods, Virginia to Illinois and Missouri, 
south to Florida and Louisiana. June-Aug. 
