Coreopsis gigantea

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

giant coreopsis

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

Oblong

Size

  • Length 4–6 mm
  • Width 1.5–3 mm
  • Thickness 0.5–1 mm

Color

Margin: light brown

Center: dark brown

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

Margin is narrowly winged with longitudinal lines.

Identification notes

The apicalApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
end is slightly broader than the base.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Asteraceae

Valid name

Coreopsis gigantea (Kellogg) H.M. Hall

Synonyms

Leptosyne gigantea Kellogg
Tuckermannia gigantea (Kellogg) M.E. Jones

 Coreopsis gigantea.  Achenes with longitudinal lines.
Coreopsis gigantea. Achenes with longitudinal lines.