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Lance-leaved Coreopsis
Lance-leaved Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
3-5 yrs
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

This wildflower grows in open fields across North America and beyond. Its seeds are shaped like tiny flat ticks that hitch rides on passing animals to travel.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Coreopsis
Species
Coreopsis lanceolata