Asteraceae FAMILY

Coreopsis tinctoria

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Coreopsis tinctoria is an annual plant growing around 30cm tall and up to 75cm wide[ 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ].. The plant has been gathered from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of a dye. The species is often cultivated as an ornamental in both temperate and tropical areas[ 302 Title Tropical Ornamentals; A Guide Publication Author Whistler. W. Arthur. Publisher Timber Press Inc. Oregon. Year 2000 ISBN 0-88192-448-2 Description An excellent little guide to some of the more commonly cultivated ornamental plants of the Tropics, often giving some information on the plants other uses. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeCentral and Eastern N. America - Minnesota to Texas.

HabitatMoist low ground[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ]. Roadsides and waste places[ 244 Title Herbs Publication Author Phillips. R. & Foy. N. Publisher Pan Books Ltd. London. Year 1990 ISBN 0-330-30725-8 Description Deals with all types of herbs including medicinal, culinary, scented and dye plants. Excellent photographs with quite good information on each plant. ]. Moist, sandy or clay soils, sometimes alkaline flats, prairies, ditches, disturbed places at elevations of 20 - 1500 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].