Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt.
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Coreopsis tinctoria

Family: ASTERACEAE
Genus: Coreopsis
Species: tinctoria Nutt.
Common names: Dyer's Tickseed;Nuttal Weed
Distribution summary: N. America
Habit: Annual
Hardiness: H3 - Half hardy; unheated greenhouse/mild winter
Habitat: Wasteland and roadsides
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: North America (A), Mulberry Tree bed (H)
Flowering months: June, July, August, September
Reason for growing: Medicinal

Additional Notes

Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt. Asteraceae. Plains coreopsis. Golden tickseed. Distribution: North America. Used by Cherokee as an infusion for diarrhoea. Drunk by the Lakota as a tea. Zuni women drink infusion of plant, minus roots, if they wish to have female babies; also as coffee substitute. Zuni, Cherokee and Apache used it to make a red dye. Navajo and Ramah used infusions or fumigation for infections including syphilis (Moerman,1998).

Oakeley, Dr. Henry F. (2013) Wellcome Library notes.

Northern America, Eastern Canada

Northern America, Mexico, Mexico Northeast

Northern America, North-Central U.S.A.

Northern America, Northeastern U.S.A.

Northern America, Northwestern U.S.A.

Northern America, Mexico, Mexico Northwest

Northern America, South-Central U.S.A.

Northern America, Southeastern U.S.A.

Northern America, Southwestern U.S.A.

Northern America, Western Canada

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