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Asteraceae

Pink tickseed

Coreopsis rosea Nutt.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Coreopsis

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Pink tickseed: R4 and WS4 gardens. Seems somewhat shorter than the yellow cultivars.
Photo: F. D. Richards from Clinton, MI, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
玫红金鸡菊
English
Pink tickseed

Synonyms

  • Calliopsis rosea (Nutt.) Spreng.
  • Coreopsis rosea f. leucantha Fernald
  • Coreopsis rosea f. rosea

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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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.