Scientific Name: Coreopsis major Walter

Caption: Coreopsis major - Great Tickseed

Photographer: Annkatrin Rose

Image Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/5912210777/

Locality: North Carolina, United States (35.717789, -82.222731)

Notes: Besides the Black-eyed Susans with their dark brown centers, this is currently the other dominant yellow pop along the Blue Ridge Parkway. They are called Great Tickseed because the plants are taller with larger flowers compared to other tickseed species. Their other common name Whorled Tickseed refers to the whorled look of the leaves low on the s

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