Coreopsis pulchra

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	ASTERACEAE
Species:	Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
Common Name:	Lookout Mountain Tickseed; Sandstone Tickseed
Habitat:	Sandstone outcrops and deep sandy alluvium around rocky streams in NE Alabama.
Associated Ecological Communities:	Sandstone outcrop
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	For many years this species was confused with Coreopsis verticillata L., a species of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Coreopsis pulchra has brownish disc flowers while C. verticillata produces greenish-yellow ones. All references of C. verticillata in Alabama so far have turned out to be C. pulchra thus warranting the exclusion of C. verticillata from the Alabama Plant Atlas. -BK
Status:	Native, S2 (State Rank), G2 (Global Rank)
References:	Smith, E.B. 1976. A biosystematic survey of Coreopsis in Eastern United States and Canada. Sida 6: 123-215.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	ASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus	Coreopsis
Species	Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton - Lookout Mountain Tickseed; Sandstone Tickseed

Citation

Citation	Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton, Fl. S.E. U.S. 1277, 1340. 1903.
Basionym:	**
Type:	USA: ALABAMA: northern Alabama, (holotype: Biltmore Herbarium 14728--maybe destroyed). USA: ALABAMA: DeKalb Co., common in thick moss over layers of sand on flat sandstone outcrop ca. 100 feet on dirt road from blacktop road 89 in DeSoto State Park, 1..2 mi. NW of Park Office , 27 Jun 1972, E.B. Smith 1717. (neotype: UARK). -fide Smith 1976.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Blount, Cherokee, Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall, St. Clair

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, BRIT, JSU, NY, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1898 - 1979

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
JSU107542	DeKalb	23 Jul 1975	Whetstone, R. David s.n.	JSU Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
BRIT91821	DeKalb	29 Aug 1969	Kral, Robert 36501	BRIT Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
AMAL00009090	Blount	07 Sep 2002	Kral, Robert 93200B	AMAL Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynt
JSU107534	Cherokee	08 Jul 1969	Wright, Sherry s.n.	JSU Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
BRIT91831	Blount	07 Sep 2002	Kral, Robert 93200B	BRIT Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
JSU107544	Jackson	21 Sep 1997	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10058	JSU Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
UWAL0052810	DeKalb	27 Sep 1994	Sorrie, B.A. 8237	UWAL Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
TROY000015057	DeKalb	27 Jul 1977	Kral, Robert 60627	TROY Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
SAMF0005279	Jackson	26 Jun 2013	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5495	SAMF Coreopsis pulchra F. E. Boynton
BRIT91830	Cherokee	22 Aug 1996	Kral, Robert 86589	BRIT Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
AMAL00021032	Cullman	24 Aug 2014	Spaulding, Daniel D. 14093	AMAL Coreopsis pulchra Boynt.
USAM000002086	Jackson	29 Aug 1969	Kral, Robert 36530	USAM Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
BRIT91828	Cherokee	28 Aug 1988	Dickson, Catherine C. 1661	BRIT Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
TROY000032309	Jackson	17 Jul 2009	Keener, Brian R. 5462	TROY Coreopsis pulchra Boynt.
UNA00026915	DeKalb	14 Sep 1898	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Coreopsis pulchra Boynt.
UNA00068706	Blount	18 Jul 1998	Keener, Brian R. 1262	UNA Coreopsis pulchra Boynt.
UNA00046220	DeKalb	s.d.	Sproules, J. s.n.	UNA Coreopsis pulchra Boynt.
UWAL0000549	Blount	18 Jul 1998	Keener, Brian R. 1262	UWAL Coreopsis pulchra Boynt.
BRIT91815	Jackson	21 Sep 1997	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10058	BRIT Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
SAMF0005278	DeKalb	01 Jul 2014	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5626	SAMF Coreopsis pulchra F. E. Boynton
UWAL0018192	DeKalb	28 Aug 1970	Kral, Robert 40788	UWAL Coreopsis pulchra Boynt.
BRIT91819	DeKalb	14 Sep 1968	Kral, Robert 33318	BRIT Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
AUA000002771	DeKalb	24 Jul 1970	Williams, Cherie 054	AUA Coreopsis Pulchra Boynt.
JSU107536	Cherokee	08 Jul 1969	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
UNA00046219	St. Clair	04 Aug 1938	Harper, Roland M. 3694	UNA Coreopsis pulchra Boynt.
UNA00046099	Cherokee	14 Oct 1979	McDaniel, Sidney 22980	UNA Coreopsis pulchra Boynt.
BRIT91822	DeKalb	28 Aug 1970	Kral, Robert 40788	BRIT Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
JSU107530	Cherokee	29 Aug 1987	Dickson, Catherine C. 519	JSU Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
NY02066488	DeKalb	s.d.	Charles T. Mohr s.n.	NY Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
JSU107546	Marshall	28 Jun 1993	Spaulding, Daniel D. 4171	JSU Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
BRIT91818	Jackson	23 Aug 1991	Gunn, Scott C. 2070	BRIT Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
JSU107529	Cherokee	16 Jul 1984	Whetstone, R. David 14566	JSU Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
ALNHS00006973	Jackson	01 Aug 2020	Yawn, Noah D. NDY#64	ALNHS Coreopsis pulchra Boynt.
AUA000002770	Cherokee	27 Aug 1981	Henderson, T. 484	AUA Coreopsis Pulchra Boynt.
AMAL00002856	DeKalb	27 Jul 1977	Kral, Robert 60627	AMAL Coreopsis pulchra Boynt.
JSU107545	Jackson	23 Jun 1986	Whetstone, R. David 15293	JSU Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
BRIT91817	Jackson	29 Aug 1969	Kral, Robert 36530	BRIT Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
UWAL0019289	Jackson	16 Aug 1980	Kral, Robert 66108	UWAL Coreopsis pulchra Boynt.
BRIT91816	Jackson	12 Jul 1972	Kral, Robert 47638	BRIT Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
JSU107539	Cherokee	28 Jul 1986	Whetstone, R. David 15343	JSU Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
JSU107543	Jackson	12 Jul 1999	Brodeur, Kristin R. 2096	JSU Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
UNA00073017	Jackson	26 Jun 2013	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5495	UNA Coreopsis pulchra Boynt.
UNA00046097	DeKalb	30 Jul 1963	McDaniel, Sidney 3612	UNA Coreopsis pulchra Boynt.
JSU107531	Cherokee	12 Jul 1982	Whetstone, R. David 11422	JSU Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
JSU107541	DeKalb	23 Jul 1975	Whetstone, R. David 5249	JSU Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
BRIT91823	DeKalb	29 Aug 1969	Kral, Robert 36489	BRIT Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
TROY000015056	DeKalb	05 Oct 1987	Dickson, Catherine C. s.n.	TROY Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
JSU107538	Cherokee	08 Jul 1969	Wright, Sherry 262	JSU Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
BRIT91820	DeKalb	04 Sep 1971	Kral, Robert 43875	BRIT Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
UWAL0052809	DeKalb	26 Sep 1994	Sorrie, B.A. 8235	UWAL Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
UWAL0035982	Blount	30 Jun 2014	Anderson, Kelly 569	UWAL Coreopsis pulchra F.E.Boynton
BRIT91826	Cherokee	16 Aug 1997	Kral, Robert 87223	BRIT Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
JSU107532	Cherokee	02 Aug 1976	Whetstone, R. David 8823	JSU Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
USAM000002085	DeKalb	29 Aug 1969	Kral, Robert 36489	USAM Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
BRIT91827	Cherokee	05 Sep 1988	Dickson, Catherine C. 1784	BRIT Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
BRIT91825	Cherokee	14 Sep 1968	Kral, Robert 33364	BRIT Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
UWAL0001741	Jackson	17 Jul 2009	Keener, Brian R. 5462	UWAL Coreopsis pulchra Boynt.
JSU107537	Cherokee	08 Jul 1969	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
UNA00046218	DeKalb	24 Nov 1905	Harper, Roland M. 5	UNA Coreopsis pulchra Boynt.
UNA00046098	DeKalb	14 Oct 1979	McDaniel, Sidney 22985	UNA Coreopsis pulchra Boynt.
JSU107533	Cherokee	08 Jul 1969	Day, Randy 18-178	JSU Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
BRIT91824	Cherokee	28 Aug 1970	Kral, Robert 40772	BRIT Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
AUA000002772	Jackson	23 Aug 1991	Gunn, Scott C. 2070	AUA Coreopsis Pulchra Boynt.
JSU107540	DeKalb	26 Aug 1992	Ballard, J. Mark 833	JSU Coreopsis pulchra Boynton
BRIT91829	Cherokee	28 Aug 1988	Dickson, Catherine C. 1700	BRIT Coreopsis pulchra F.E. Boynton
ALNHS00005908	DeKalb	07 Aug 2018	Murphy, Kelly SP#4182	ALNHS Coreopsis pulchra Boynt.
JSU107535	Cherokee	08 Jul 1969	Ellard, Jerry 16-178	JSU Coreopsis pulchra Boynton

Sandstone outcrop – An area where sandstone is exposed at or just above substrate level in a fashion where shallow soil pockets exist. Sandstone outcrops are very dry through much of the year, however, vernal pools may exist in the spring months. The pH is acidic.

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Data last modified: 3/17/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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Coreopsis pulchra

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