GENUS 70. THISTLE FAMILY. 491 
4. Coreopsis grandiflora Hogg. Large- 
flowered Tickseed. Fig. 4495. 
Coreopsis grandiflora Hogg; Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. 
2: pl. 175. 1825-27. 
Perennial; stem glabrous, usually branched 
above, 1°-3° high. Leaves, or most of them, 
I-2-pinnately parted, or the lower entire and 
slender-petioled; segments of the lower stem 
leaves oblong, obtuse, the terminal one larger 
than the lateral; segments of most of the stem 
leaves linear or even filiform, petioles ciliate; 
heads commonly several, 1’-2’ broad, long-pedun- 
cled; outer bracts of the involucre lanceolate, 
narrower and mostly somewhat shorter than the 
oval or ovate-lanceolate inner ones; rays 6-10, 
yellow, lobed; achenes oblong, broadly winged 
when mature, the projections on the inner face 
usually large; pappus of 2 short scales. 
In moist soil, Kansas and Missouri to Texas, east 
to Georgia. May-—Aug. 
5. Coreopsis auriculata L. Running or 
Lobed Tickseed. Fig. 4496. 
Coreopsis auriculata L. Sp. Pl. 908. 1753. 
Perennial; stoloniferous; stems weak, very slen- 
der, decumbent or ascending, 6’-15’ long, little 
branched, or simple, pubescent or hirsute, at least 
below, mostly glabrous above. Leaves thin, en- 
tire or pinnately 3-5-lobed or 3-5-divided, the 
terminal segment entire and much larger than the 
lateral ones, the lower and basal more or less pu- 
bescent, broadly oblong or nearly orbicular, with 
slender pubescent petioles; stem leaves few, peti- 
oled or sessile, mostly obtuse; heads 1’-13’ broad, 
slender-peduncled; outer bracts of the involucre 
oblong to lanceolate, narrower than the mostly 
ovate and acute inner ones; rays 6-I0, cuneate, 
about 4-toothed, yellow; achenes oval, narrowly 
winged, the wings involute and thick. 
In woods, Virginia to Illinois, Kentucky, Florida 
and Louisiana. May—Aug. 
6. Coreopsis tripteris L. Tall Tickseed. 
Fig. 4497. 
Coreopsis tripteris L. Sp. Pl. 908. 1753. 
Perennial; stem glabrous, much branched above, 
4°-8° high. Leaves petioled, glabrous, or very 
nearly so, firm, the lower all divided into lanceo- 
late, entire, acute, rough-margined segments, which 
are 2’-5’ long, #’-1' wide and pinnately veined; 
uppermost leaves lanceolate, entire; heads numer- 
ous, slender-peduncled, 1-14’ broad; outer bracts 
of the involucre linear, obtusish, much narrower 
and somewhat shorter than the ovate-oval or ovate- 
lanceolate, actite inner ones; rays 6-10, yellow, ob- 
tuse, entire; achenes oblong to obovate, narrowly 
winged, emarginate; pappus none. 
In moist woods and thickets, southern Ontario to 
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Virginia, Florida 
and Louisiana. July—Oct. 
