Asteraceae (Coreopsidae tribe)
(as-tr-AY-see-ee / kor-ee-OPP-si-dee)
– a family in the Asterales order –
Here in the St. Louis Area, we have 12 not-too-obscure plants that are in the “Tickseed” tribe of the Aster Family:
- Bidens aristosa /polylepis (Bearded Beggarticks) [CC1]
- Bidens bipinnata (Spanish Needles) [intro]
- Bidens cernua (Nodding Beggarticks) [CC5]
- Bidens discoidea (Small Beggarticks) [CC8]
- Bidens frondosa (Devils Beggarticks) [CC2]
- Bidens tripartita (Threelobe Beggarticks) [intro]
- Coreopsis grandiflora (Largeflower Tickseed) [CC6]
- Coreopsis lanceolata (Lanceleaf Tickseed) [CC5]
- Coreopsis palmata (Stiff Tickseed) [CC7]
- Coreopsis pubescens (Star Tickseed) [CC7]
- Coreopsis tinctoria (Golden Tickseed) [CC1]
- Coreopsis tripteris (Tall Tickseed) [CC6]
[CC] = Coefficient of Conservatism