Coreopsis Sunset
by Lingfai Leung
Title
Coreopsis Sunset
Artist
Lingfai Leung
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Coreopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Common names include calliopsis and tickseed, a name shared with various other plants. They range from 46 - 120 cm (18 - 47 in) in height. The flat fruits are small and dry and look like bugs. Many of its species are cultivated. The 75 to 80 Coreopsis species are native to North, Central, and South America. The flowers are usually yellow with a toothed tip. They have showy flower heads with involucral bracts in two distinct series of eight each, the outer being commonly connate at the base. The name Coreopsis is derived from the Greek words koris, meaning "bedbug"and opsis meaning "View", referring to the shape of achene.
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