Coreopsis
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Coreopsis () is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Common names include calliopsis and tickseed, a name shared with various other plants.
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Coreopsis is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as tickseed. It belongs to the order Asterales within the class Magnoliopsida and the phylum Tracheophyta. The name derives from the Greek word for a bug. The genus has an accepted taxonomic status and is classified under the kingdom Plantae.
Records indicate that Coreopsis has been introduced to various regions, including Assam, Austria, the Azores, Baleares, the Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Caroline Islands, the Cook Islands, Costa Rica, and Cuba. Specimens have been documented in Mexico, the United States, and Peru, with holdings at institutions such as FC-UNAM, INECOL, CAS, WCUH, and CIIDIR-IPN.
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Species
Tickseed
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
General: Coreopsis (from the Gr. κοριός, korios, a bug
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,316
- With media
- 992
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- FC-UNAM, INECOL, CAS, WCUH, CIIDIR-IPN, MSC
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Peru
Research
209 papers- Coreopsis tinctoria improves energy metabolism in obese hyperglycemic mice.Heliyon · 2024
- Traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology of Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt.: A review.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2021
- Optimizing Coreopsis tinctoria Flower Extraction and Inhibiting CML Activity: Box-Behnken Design.Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry · 2024
- Marein from Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt. alleviates oxidative stress and lipid accumulation via SIRT1/Nrf2 signaling.Scientific reports · 2025
- [Research advance in medicinal plants from genus Coreopsis].Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica · 2013
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Asteraceae
- Image
- Coreopsis grandiflora 01.jpg
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- taxon name
- Coreopsis
- Commons category
- Coreopsis
- topic's main category
- Category:Coreopsis
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- Coreopsis
- taxon common name
- lepe očke
- PAEnflowered taxon URL
- www.paenflowered.org/apgii/asterales/asteraceae/coreopsis
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