Mid-Atlantic Gardening: September Blooms, 1 by greenthumb99

greenthumb99 wrote:
Lots of coreopsis.

OMG! I just really looked at my photo to see if I could ID the species of "Coreopsis" and realized that it is probably not a Coreopsis at all but likely a Tickseed. Coreopsis "Moonbeam" is currently blooming in my garden (sort of) and I was lazy, didn't look closely and assumed that this was a relative. Now I have to go out, examine the plants in situ, make an ID, post a correction and hide in embarrassment until everyone forgets.

In-hand examination IDs plant as Bidens polylepis, commonly known as a tickseed sunflower. Contrary to the Plant Files it is a separate species from Biden aristosa. So much for casual at-a-distance ID.

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