Stiff
Tickseed Coreopsis palmata
Other Name: Prairie Coreopsis
Description:
The stiff Tickseed is a native, warm-season perennial belonging to the Compositae, or aster family. It reaches a height of up to
90 cm.
Leaf: The opposite, stiff leaves are sessile, and palmately 3-lobbed, crowsfoot-like.
The leaves turn purplish in the fall.
Flower: The bright, yellow, short-stalked flower
head occurs on top of a smooth stem. The flower heads contain both the yellow
ray flowers and the brown disk flowers. The typically 8 petal-like rays are
3-lobed at the tip. The seed is bug-shaped like a tick, hence one of the common
names.
Blooming months: June-July
Stem: smooth
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Discussion:
The flowers were used as a yellow dye that was most effective on wool.
The Native Americans also boiled the seeds and used them for relief of pain.
The flower is considered to be a good source of honey.
Distribution:
The Stiff Tickseed is found on dry prairies and in open woods. This
species ranges from northern
Native
or Introduced to
Location:
N41048.677’ W089040.972’
Copyright:
© 2004 Nancy Trainor,
References:
Keller, Carolyn. Prairie Plants of
Ladd, Doug. Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers, The Nature Conservancy, 1995.
Peterson, Roger Tory. Wildflowers Northeastern/North Central
Mohlenbroch, Robert H., and John W. Voigt. Prairie
Plants of
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