Coreopsis tripteris
tall tickseed, atlantic coreopsis, tall coreopsis
Family
Asteraceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
cauline, trifoliolate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
yellow
Flower Month
July - October
Height (meters)
0.9 - 3.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
FAC
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
7
Field Characters
Rays yellow but disk red or purple.
Cultural Information
Seed germination of most Coreopsis species improves with cold/moist stratification (Steffen 1997).
Natural History
Found throughout Louisiana in pine woods and prairie but absent from the delta and coastal areas.
Habitat
Alluvial woods, meadows, and uplands on basic or circumneutral soils, disturbed sites, roadside ditches, and low sandy ground.