NAME: TALL COREOPSIS    Coreopsis tripteris  
DESCRIPTION:
Leaf:  Opposite,  3 part, lance-shaped, 7.5 cm long.
Flower:  Canary yellow petals and purple-brown discs. Blooms from late July to early October.
Stem:  Mellow green waxy sheen, 90 cm tall.

DISCUSSION:
Because of it’s deep yellow color of the petals, a dye has been obtained from the flowers.  It is most effective on wool.
 


 

DISTRIBUTION:
Dry prairies from northern Indiana and Wisconsisn, south to Oklahoma and southern Illinois.
 
 

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Note the three leaves (tripteris) in an opposite arrangement. Seed heads are the small dark objects at the top of each stem. 5 small yellow petals make up each flower when present.
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REFERENCES:

Mohlenbroch, Robert H., and John W. Voigt.  Prairie Pants of Illinois.
Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Department of Natural Resources, 1985.

Young, Dick.  Kane County Wild Plants and Natural Areas.  2nd ed. Geneva, Il:
Kane County Illinois Forest Preserve District, 1994.


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