Georgia Tickseed

coreopsis nudata

The Georgia Tickseed (Coreopsis nudata) is an exquisite and rare perennial wildflower native to the wetlands of the southeastern United States. While most species in the Coreopsis genus are famous for their brilliant yellow petals, this remarkable plant stands out with its beautiful pink to lavender-purple blossoms encircling a bright yellow central disk. Rising elegantly on slender, rush-like stems, it brings a splash of delicate pastel color to the acidic, waterlogged soils of pine savannas and bogs. Its unique morphology, including almost completely leafless stems, helps it survive and stand out in crowded wetland ecosystems.

Lebensraum: Found in wet pine savannas, acidic bogs, flatwoods, and roadside ditches of the southeastern United States coastal plain.

Aussehen

Georgia Tickseed features striking daisy-like flower heads measuring about 5 to 7 centimeters across, with pale pink to lavender-purple ray florets surrounding a golden-yellow center. The plant grows on tall, wiry, dark green stems that are mostly naked and rush-like, with only a few tiny, inconspicuous leaves near the base. It can grow up to 120 centimeters tall, swaying gently above surrounding grasses and sedges in its boggy habitats.

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Georgia Tickseed

Kategorie

Pflanzen

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Its seeds are small, flattened, and curved, resembling tiny ticks, which is how the genus Coreopsis earned the common name 'Tickseed'.

The species name 'nudata' translates to 'naked' in Latin, referring to its distinctive lack of leaves along the tall stem.

Unlike almost all other Coreopsis species, which are bright yellow, the Georgia Tickseed uniquely blooms in shades of pink and lavender.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

It possesses rush-like, virtually leafless stems that contain chlorophyll, allowing the plant to perform photosynthesis directly through its stem to maximize energy production in boggy environments.

The roots are specially adapted to survive in waterlogged, anaerobic soils where typical plants would suffer from root rot due to a lack of oxygen.

Its flowers feature invisible ultraviolet patterns that direct bees and butterflies straight to the nectar-rich yellow center.

Maße und Details

Länge: 60-120 cm
Lebenserwartung: 3-8 Jahre
Brutzeit: 14-30 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

As a photosynthetic plant, the Georgia Tickseed manufactures its own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water, supplemented by nutrients absorbed from acidic bog soils.

Hauptnahrung

Sunlight
Carbon dioxide
Water
Soil minerals

Nahrungssuche

Photosynthesis

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

mutualism

American Bumblebee

Bombus pensylvanicus

Pollinated by native bumblebees searching for nectar and pollen during the spring bloom.

eaten by

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

The seeds are harvested and eaten by small granivorous wetland birds in late summer.

competitor

Hooded Pitcherplant

Sarracenia minor

Competes for sunlight and acidic soil space in marshy microhabitats.

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Wie identifiziert man Georgia Tickseed?

Der einfachste Weg, Georgia Tickseed zu bestimmen, ist die Verwendung der Naturführer-App Snappit.

Was ist der/die/das länge von Georgia Tickseed?

60-120 cm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Georgia Tickseed?

3-8 Jahre

Was frisst Georgia Tickseed?

As a photosynthetic plant, the Georgia Tickseed manufactures its own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water, supplemented by nutrients absorbed from acidic bog soils.

Wo findet man Georgia Tickseed normalerweise?

Found in wet pine savannas, acidic bogs, flatwoods, and roadside ditches of the southeastern United States coastal plain.

Wie jagt Georgia Tickseed?

Photosynthesis

Was ist der/die/das brutzeit von Georgia Tickseed?

14-30 Tage