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Coreopsis tinctoria
Familiar bloomer on the roadside and in fields. Native Americans made a red dye from the flowers. Also used, I read, to make a hot beverage before traders introduced coffee ... and back in the day, women drank an infusion of the whole plant if they wanted a girl baby. Who knew?
Don't make any tea out of this flower until you check with an expert, right?
Spotted on May 26, 2010
Submitted on Sep 2, 2013
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