ASTERACEAE
Coreopsis tinctoria
Common Name: Golden Tickseed
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habit - notice the long peduncle of the inflorescence | the leaves are pinnately compound |
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inflorescence (head)- there are usually 8 ray flowers, the ligules of the ray flowers are 3-toothed | the involucre of this species is dimorphic (there are two forms of phyllary present); the phyllaries in the inner series are red and long, those in the outer series are green and short. |