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tickseed

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tickseed, name sometimes used for the bur marigold bur marigold or sticktight, common name for any species of Bidens, a genus of chiefly weedy North American plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family) with two-pronged burlike fruits (achenes) that have gained various species such
..... Click the link for more information. , coreopsis coreopsis , or tickseed, names for species of Coreopsis, a chiefly North American genus of the family Asteraceae (aster family).
..... Click the link for more information. , tick trefoil or beggarweed beggarweed or tick trefoil, leguminous plant (Desmodium purpureum) native to the West Indies and sown in the S United States for green manure and for forage; it has high nutritive value and is palatable to stock.
..... Click the link for more information. , and other bur-producing weeds.
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Tickseed stems are quite slender, these fine stems can be expected to trail and sprawl vigorously to around 60cm (24 inches) from a container.
Tip-Top Trailing Plants for Containers by James Kilkelly / Home improvement and landscaping community
The English-language nickname for coreopsis, tickseed, was coined in America, where the plant originated, because the seed looks like a bug or tick.
No excuse for dull gardens when these bright perennials are about by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
And for you, Tickseed, there is nothing left but my socks; you can make do with those.
Cultural horticulture by Rogers, Elizabeth Barlow / New Criterion
 
 
 
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