Ron Hardin wrote in news:4AA66738.752
@mindspring.com:

Is this Rose Coreopsis? Central Ohio roadside
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhhardi...n/photostream/

leaves
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhhardi...n/photostream/

It matches Newcomb's pretty well but matches no example on the web.

It looks more like a Cosmos to me. Coreopsis rosea has linear leaves, your
images show pinnate leaves. The difference between Cosmos and Coreopsis is
largely in the pappus, Coreopsis has a low crown or two barbless teeth,
while Cosmos has barbed awns.

You also don't say how large the flowers are, C. rosea is generally less
than 2 inches across, while Cosmos tends to be more than 2 inches.

Sean


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