Coreopsis major

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Coreopsis major FWS-1.jpg

|genus = Coreopsis

|species = major

|authority = Walter

|synonyms_ref = [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-99388 The Plant List, Coreopsis major Walter ]

|synonyms =

• Chrysostemma senifolium Shuttlew. ex Walp.
• Coreopsis oemleri Elliott
• Coreopsis senifolia Michx.
• Coreopsis stellata Nutt.

}}

Coreopsis major is a North American species of tickseeds, in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the eastern United States, from Louisiana to Virginia and as far inland as Indiana and Ohio. There are isolated populations in Pennsylvania, Long Island, and Massachusetts, most likely escapes from cultivation.[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Coreopsis%20major.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]

Coreopsis major is a perennial herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall with yellow flower heads.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066428 Flora of North America, Coreopsis major Walter, Fl. Carol. 214. 1788. ]

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