FNPS Plant Database

Coreopsis floridana

Florida tickseed

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

Florida tickseed

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Coreopsis floridana

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2-4 ft tall by 1 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

brown,NA

Phenology:

Winter dormant. Blooms fall and winter.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Useful as a colorful wildflower along the edge of a wetland. Often overlooked as sunflowers are blooming at the same time. But if the site is appropriate, worthwhile.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Seed. Rarely planted due to its site specificity.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Stays wet ---to--- Usually moist, occasional inundation

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Organic

Soil pH:

Acidic but moderately adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts many different butterflies and  pollinators.

Native Habitats:

Wet prairie, herbaceous seepage areas, wet roadsides.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

This is one of our larger (taller and larger flowers) Coreopsis species.

Citations:

Florida Wildflower Foundation.   https://www.flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-coreopsis-floridana/ accessed 2021.



Nelson, Gil.  2003.  Florida's Best Landscape Plants. Association of Florida Native Nurseries.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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