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Leavenworth's tickseed

Coreopsis leavenworthii

Leavenworth's tickseed
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Annual, Perennial
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
S. Alabama to Florida
Climate
temperate

About

Coreopsis leavenworthii, the Leavenworth's tickseed, is an annual or short lived perennial plant species in the family Asteraceae. It is often grouped within Coreopsis tinctoria which it resembles.

Where it grows

It is found in the states of Florida and Alabama, and grows in moist, sandy soils, flatwoods or ditches at elevations of 0 to 20 meters from sea level.

Other Coreopsis plants

Tall Tickseed · Tickseed · Lobed tickseed · Baker's Tickseed · Goldenmane tickseed · Coastal plain tickseed · Largeflower tickseed · Leptosyne hamiltonii · Fringeleaf tickseed · Goldenwave tickseed · Lanceleaf tickseed · Leptosyne maritima

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coreopsis leavenworthii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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