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Family: Asteraceae
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: June - September
The bright yellow petals of Plains Coreopsis usually have a deep maroon or brown basal spot, the same color as their multiflowered center.
Originally from mid-west America, it has been seeded throughout the mid-Atlantic as a garden or roadside flower, and has escaped successfully to the wild to be a common site in disturbed areas.
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23 July 2014
Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest, Gainesville, VA 
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23 July 2014
Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest, Gainesville, VA 
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23 July 2014
Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest, Gainesville, VA (closer view of center of blossom) 
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23 July 2014
Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest, Gainesville, VA (some specimens do not have dark basal spots on their yellow petals) 
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23 July 2014
Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest, Gainesville, VA 
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