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NC Native Plant Society:
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Coreopsis major

Woodland Coreopsis, Forest Tickseed

Scientific Name:

Coreopsis major

Genus:

Coreopsis

Species Epithet:

major

Common Name:

Woodland Coreopsis, Forest Tickseed

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Invasive Status:

(*Key)

Size:

1-3 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

Yellow

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist

Bloom Time:

May, June, July, August

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Weakley (2015) recognizes 2 varieties but notes “The recognition of varieties is problematic and controversial.”
Var. major: Woodland. Common in NC mountains and piedmont, rare in coastal plain.
Var. rigida: Dry woodlands and forests. Common throughout NC.

Leaf Arrangement:

Opposite

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Compound

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Has some wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Recommended and Available

State Rank:

S5: Secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Notes:

Clump-forming.

Opposite leaves are divided into 3 leaflets, making the leaves appear as if they are whorled

Rutherford County NC

The Scientific Name is Coreopsis major. You will likely hear them called Woodland Coreopsis, Forest Tickseed. This picture shows the Opposite leaves are divided into 3 leaflets, making the leaves appear as if they are whorled of Coreopsis major

Lisa Lofland Gould

Untoothed yellow ray flowers are pointed at the tips. Disk flowers are also yellow.

Macon Co., NC

The Scientific Name is Coreopsis major. You will likely hear them called Woodland Coreopsis, Forest Tickseed. This picture shows the Untoothed yellow ray flowers are pointed at the tips. Disk flowers are also yellow. of Coreopsis major

Bettina Darveaux

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/species_account.php

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/coreopsis-major/

https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/coreopsis/major/

https://nc.audubon.org/700
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