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Coreopsis lanceolata

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Coreopsis

ko‘oko‘olau haole [kookoolau haole], lanceleaf coreopsis, tickseed

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Potentially Naturalizing
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Lana'i Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

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Water/Ocean
Wind

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 907 (1753)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:289 (L, H); Meidell et al. 1997:17 (WM); Staples & Herbst 2005:156 (DESCR); Starr & Starr 2013a:34 (EM)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Coreopsis lanceolata Kilauea Military Camp Occasional in weedy disturbed places on pyroclastic soil Preserved_Specimen Heads bright orange-yellow Fosberg, F.R. 44465 Hawaii BISH 1963-11-25
2 Coreopsis lanceolata near Kilauea Military Camp along Carter Rim Drive Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 5391 Hawaii BISH 1984-06-06
3 Coreopsis lanceolata Lihue District. Hanamaulu, base of Kalepa Mountain Trail, Buddhist cemetery off of Hulei road. Unmaintained Cemetery Unmaintained cemetery w/ mix of weeds, cultivated and escaping cultivated w/ Draceina reflexa, Plumeria, Codiaeum variegatum, grasses, Euphorbia hypericifolia, Waltheria indica, Tridax, procumbens, Alysicarpus vaginalis, Coreopsis lanceolata, Crotalaria spectabilis, Turnea d Preserved_Specimen Clumping and spreading in cemetery. Producing seed. Yellow rays with toothed ligule, florets a darker orange yellow. Leaves thick scratchy above dark green, below feels smoother dull medium gray green, possibly hairs on the scape. Tangalin, N. 5162 Kauai BISH 2021-04-07
4 Coreopsis lanceolata Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula Botanical garden with wide variety of plants Preserved_Specimen Readily spreading by seeds in garden Starr, F. 12042404 Maui BISH 2012-04-24
5 Coreopsis lanceolata Lihue Run wild along the border of the side path near the Lihue Hotel Preserved_Specimen Meebold, A. 26426 Kauai BISH 1938-11-01
6 Coreopsis lanceolata Kilauea Hawaii National Park Preserved_Specimen Flowers orange. Fagerlund, G.O. 506 Hawaii BISH 1943-04-28
7 Coreopsis lanceolata W Maui, Honokowai Ditch Trailhead Along roadside. Ubiquitous among alien vegetation supplanting the natural components of Lowland Mesic Shrubland. Associated vegetation: Styphelia tameiameiae, Dodonaea viscosa, Grevillea robusta, Schinus terebinthifolius, Mangifera indica, Melinis minutiflora. Preserved_Specimen Meidell, J.S. 124 Maui BISH 1996-07-29
8 Coreopsis lanceolata Lanai Cemetery, on plateau above Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 2575 Lanai BISH 1986-07-07
9 Coreopsis lanceolata 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1946-05-05
10 Coreopsis lanceolata 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 2001-05-22
11 Coreopsis lanceolata 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1946-04-15
12 Coreopsis lanceolata Kahuku Cemetary, Kahuku Sandy loam Preserved_Specimen Long narrow leaves, 2 flower heads on long stems Afualo, D. Oahu BISH 1975-04-04
13 Coreopsis lanceolata Kilauea caldera floor In meadow-like patches of vegetaion on lava, covered by layers of small pumice fragments. Preserved_Specimen Much-branched at base, forming clumps; flowers deep yellow. Fosberg, F.R. 45138 Hawaii BISH 1964-03-14
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