NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Coreopsis latifolia

Scientific Name:	Coreopsis latifolia
Genus:	Coreopsis
Species Epithet:	latifolia
Common Name:	Broadleaf Coreopsis, Broadleaf Tickseed
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	1-3 ft., 3-6 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Yellow
Light:	Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist
Bloom Time:	July, August, September
Growing Area:	Mountains
Habitat Description:	In rich, moist, cove forests and slopes at medium elevations, primarily from 500 m in the Blue Ridge Escarpment to nearly 1500 m, often locally abundant. Rare in NC mountains. Native to NC, SC, TN, & GA.
Leaf Arrangement:	Opposite
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S3: Vulnerable ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G3 - Vulnerable ^(*Key)
State Status:	W1: Watch List: Rare but Relatively Secure ^(*Key)
Notes:	Forms clumps. Has only 5 ray flowers. Not yet available in the nursery trade.
Broadleaf Coreopsis is a rare native in the NC mountains Buncombe Co., NC Lisa Lofland Gould
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/species_account.php https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/coreopsis-latifolia/ https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=COLA7 https://nc.audubon.org/700

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