COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
3790
catalog_number
3790
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.3790_1200.Core_tin2.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.3790_1200.Core_tin2.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:3790
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:3790
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt.
scientific_name
Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt.
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Asteraceae
family
Asteraceae
Family
false
Genus:
Coreopsis
genus
Coreopsis
Genus
false
Species:
tinctoria
specific_epithet
tinctoria
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
Nutt.
scientific_name_author
Nutt.
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Crawford
county
Crawford
County
false
Locality:
McCune, 1 mi S, 1 mi W along US 160.
locality
McCune, 1 mi S, 1 mi W along US 160.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Cherokee Lowlands
physiographic_province
Cherokee Lowlands
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Disturbed
associated_plant_community
Disturbed
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
8/21/1990
date_collected
8/21/1990
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
From Greek koris (" bug") and opsis (" resembling"), referring to bug-like seeds
genus_name_meaning
From Greek koris (" bug") and opsis (" resembling"), referring to bug-like seeds
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
used for dyeing because flowers were used to make yellow or brown dye
species_name_meaning
used for dyeing because flowers were used to make yellow or brown dye
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Plains coreopsis
common_names
Plains coreopsis
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Annual
description
Plant life form: Annual
Description
false
Description:
Height: 6-12 dm
description
Height: 6-12 dm
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Ray florets are yellow with a prominent reddish spot at the base; disk florets are reddish. Flowers bloom from June to October.
description
Species description: Ray florets are yellow with a prominent reddish spot at the base; disk florets are reddish. Flowers bloom from June to October.
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Erect annual or occasionally short-lived perennial herb. Stems arise singly and are heavily branched. Leaves are opposite and pinnately or twice-pinnately compound.
description
Species description: Erect annual or occasionally short-lived perennial herb. Stems arise singly and are heavily branched. Leaves are opposite and pinnately or twice-pinnately compound.
Description
false
Description:
"Habitat: Damp, disturbed sites including roadsides and ditches."
description
"Habitat: Damp, disturbed sites including roadsides and ditches."
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Throughout the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Throughout the state.
Description
false
Description:
Edible uses: Flowers and fresh or dried plant can be boiled to make tea
description
Edible uses: Flowers and fresh or dried plant can be boiled to make tea
Description
false
Description:
Medicinal Uses: Tea made from roots used to treat internal bleeding and diarrhea and to induce vomiting.
description
Medicinal Uses: Tea made from roots used to treat internal bleeding and diarrhea and to induce vomiting.
Description
false
Description:
Other uses: Plants placed in mattresses by early pioneers as flea and bedbut repellent. Flowers can be used to make yellow or brown dye.
description
Other uses: Plants placed in mattresses by early pioneers as flea and bedbut repellent. Flowers can be used to make yellow or brown dye.
Description
false
Description:
Notes: Bees are attracted to flowers.
description
Notes: Bees are attracted to flowers.
Description
false
Description:
"Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in well-drained, average or sandy soil in full sun to partial shade."
description
"Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in well-drained, average or sandy soil in full sun to partial shade."
Description
false
Description:
Propagation: Seed--plant in late fall or early spring
description
Propagation: Seed--plant in late fall or early spring
Description
false
Color:
Yellow
color
Yellow
Color
false