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  8. Large-flowered Tickseed

species 3,533 observations

Large-flowered Tickseed

Coreopsis grandiflora

Status
native
Bees
17 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

130 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Dimorphic Gray, Wavy-lined Emerald, Common Tan Wave, Beggartick Leaffolder Moth 6
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee, Dark-veined Longhorn Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Parallel Leafcutter Bee 17
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Toxorhina magna, Potato Aphid, Striped Bromeliad Fly 3
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Ligated Furrow Bee, Poey's Furrow Bee, Margined Calligrapher, Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee 104

Children

  • American Tickseed
  • Stone Mountain Coreopsis
  • Ketona Tickseed
  • Large-flowered Tickseed
  • Large-flower Tickseed

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Part shade
Moisture
Dry Well drained
Soil
Rocky Sand Clay
Soil pH
Acid Neutral
Habit
Cascading Clumping Erect
Plant type
Wildflower Herbaceous perennial

From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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