Coreopsis

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Coreopsis
Coreopsis gigantea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae[1]
Tribe:	Coreopsideae[1][2]
Genus:	Coreopsis L.
Species
Many, see text
Synonyms
Acispermum Neck. Calliopsis Rchb. Epilepis Benth. Leptosyne DC. Pugiopappus A.Gray Selleophytum Urb. Tuckermannia Nutt.[3]

Coreopsis /ˌkɒriːˈɒpsᵻs/^[4] 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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• 1Description
• 2Uses
• 3Taxonomy
• 4Classification
  • 4.1Sections
  • 4.2Selected species
    • 4.2.1Section Anathysana
    • 4.2.2Section Calliopsis
    • 4.2.3Section Coreopsis
    • 4.2.4Section Electra
    • 4.2.5Section Eublepharis
    • 4.2.6Section Gyrophyllum (syn. Palmatae)
    • 4.2.7Section Leptosyne
    • 4.2.8Section Pseudoagarista
    • 4.2.9Section Pugiopappus
    • 4.2.10Section Silphidium
    • 4.2.11Section Tuckermannia
  • 4.3Formerly placed here
• 5References
• 6Sources
• 7External links