Coreopsis nudata

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Georgia Tickseed imported from iNaturalist photo 127357452 on 17 October 2024.jpg

|genus = Coreopsis

|species = nudata

|authority = Nutt.

|synonyms_ref = [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-119811 The Plant List, Coreopsis nudata Nutt. ]

|synonyms = Calliopsis nudata (Nutt.) Spreng.

}}

Coreopsis nudata, the Georgia tickseed, is a herbaceous perennial plant species of the genus Coreopsis in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southeastern United States, in the states of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Coreopsis%20nudata.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]

Coreopsis nudata is a perennial herb sometimes as much as 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Flower heads have pink or purple ray florets and yellow disc florets. The species grows in swamps, ditches, and pine barrens.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066430 Flora of North America, Coreopsis nudata Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 180. 1818.]

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