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Coreopsis lanceolata
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Woodlands Rd, Vumba
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| Common names: | Coreopsis (English) Tick-seed (English) Tickseed (English) |
| Description: | Perennial herb, growing from a short rhizome, cultivated as a garden ornamental. Stems longitudinally ribbed. Leaves mostly basal, linear to oblanceolate; lower leaves deeply lobed; upper leaves entire. Capitula solitary on long peduncles, bright yellow and showy with c. 8 large, three-lobed ray-florets. Fruits broadly winged. |
| Notes: | Introduced as a garden ornamental. Has spread rapidly onto roadsides around Harare (?since c. 1980) and several other high rainfall areas such as the Vumba. |
| Derivation of specific name: | lanceolata: lanceolate |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Eastern USA |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Image last updated: | Wednesday 14 June 2006 |
| Literature: |
Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 706. Henderson, L. (2001). Alien weeds and invasive plants Plant Protection Research Institute Handbook No. 12. Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa. Page 46. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 24. |
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