Coreopsis verticillata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Coreopsis |
Species: | C. verticillata
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Binomial name | |
Coreopsis verticillata |
Coreopsis verticillata is a North American species of tickseed in the sunflower family. It is found primarily in the east-central United States, from Maryland south to Georgia, with isolated populations as far west as Oklahoma and as far north as Québec and Ontario.[2] The common names are whorled tickseed,[3][4] whorled coreopsis, thread-leaved tickseed, thread leaf coreopsis, and pot-of-gold.