Asteraceae
Goldenmane tickseed
Coreopsis basalis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Coreopsis
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 金鷄菊, 金鸡菊, 基生叶金鸡菊
- Czech
- Krásnoočko různolisté
- English
- Goldenmane tickseed
- Korean
- 금계국
- Russian
- Кореопсис низовой
Synonyms
- Calliopsis basalis A.Dietr.
- Calliopsis drummondii D.Don
- Coreopsis basalis var. basalis
- Coreopsis basalis var. typica Sherff
- Coreopsis basalis var. wrightii S.F.Blake
- Coreopsis diversifolia (Elliott) Hook.
- Coreopsis drummondii Torr. & A.Gray
- Coreopsis drummondii var. drummondii
- Coreopsis wrightii (A.Gray) H.M.Parker ex E.B.Sm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Wes Copas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kathryn Curtis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rich Sommer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Amada44, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amada44, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Brian Dover, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Reid Hardin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: k sullivan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Wes Copas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: lisamariebrooks83, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Chris Griggs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.