Genus: Coreopsis
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Euasterid II > Family: Asteraceae > Tribe: Heliantheae
About 114 species, found in North and South
America and in Africa. Two species are naturalised in southern Africa and
another two species are cultivated in the region.
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from
Glen (2002).
Coreopsis grandiflora
Native to North America. |
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Coreopsis maritima
Native to California. |
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