Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

yellowtop

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Flaveria linearis

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2-3 ft tall by 3-4 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

Perennial. Blooms fall and winter.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden or tall-growing groundcover. Forms mounds that are typically wider than tall. Cut back to ground after flowering.

Considerations:

Becomes weedy-looking after flowering.

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Easily grown from seed. Seeds are available through the Florida Wildflowers Growers Cooperative.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Coming Soon!

Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Short very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Lime Rock

Soil pH:

Acidic to circum-neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Nectar plant for cassius blue ( Leptotes cassius ), Dorantes longtail ( Urbanus dorantes ), eufala skipper ( Lerodea eufala ), field skipper ( Atalopedes campestris ), Florida duskywing ( Ephyriades brunneus ), Florida white ( Appias drusilla ), great southern white ( Ascia monuste ), julia ( Dryas iulia ), large orange sulphur ( Phoebis agarithe ), martial scrub-hairstreak ( Strymon martialis ), monk skipper ( Asbolis capucinus ), obscure skipper ( Panoquina panoquinoides ), Palatka skipper ( Euphyes pilatka ), red-banded hairstreak ( Calycopis cecrops ), sachem ( Atalopedes campestris ), southern broken-dash ( Wallengrenia otho ), three-spotted skipper ( Cymaenes tripunctus ), twin-spot skipper ( Oligorio maculata ), zarucco duskywing ( Erymis zarucco ) and other butterflies. ( IRC )





Attracts bees.

Native Habitats:

Depression and basin marshes, wet prairies, pine rocklands, edges of mangrove swamps, disturbed areas such as berms and dikes near the coast, edges of tidal marshes.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

This species is almost always coastal occupying only a strip along the coastline and not entire counties.