FNPS Plant Database

Coreopsis linifolia

Texas tickseed

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

Texas tickseed

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Coreopsis linifolia

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1-3 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

brown,NA

Phenology:

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Casual wildflower garden, butterfly garden or meadow. Likely to be considered a weed by many.

Considerations:

Will reseed and can become weedy.

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Seed or divisions.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

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

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 butterflies and pollinators.

Native Habitats:

Wet flatwoods, wet prairie, open transitional prairie bordering cypress swamps, wet roadside ditches.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Weedy.

Citations:

Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



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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