Coreopsis is a Greek word meaning “bug-like” and was conferred on the daisy-like flower due to the resemblance its seeds have to ticks. The botanical name Coreopsis is used more often than the common ...

Did you know that the state tree is the Cabbage palm or the state bird is the mockingbird? How about the state butterfly; did you know that it is the Zebra Longwing? Our state wildflower is Coreopsis ...

You can hardly miss the yellow flowers of coreopsis lanceolata along highways in the summer, so it’s easy to see why this is the state wildflower of Mississippi. Several species of the plant fall ...