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Coreopsis verticillata

Threadleaf Coreopsis, Cutleaf Tickseed, Whorled Coreopsis

Scientific Name:

Coreopsis verticillata

Genus:

Coreopsis

Species Epithet:

verticillata

Common Name:

Threadleaf Coreopsis, Cutleaf Tickseed, Whorled Coreopsis

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:

Dry, Moist

Bloom Time:

May, June, July

Growing Area:

Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Dry sandy, rocky, or clayey woodlands and woodland borders. Fairly common to common in its range in the state; not found in the Mountains, western Piedmont, or lower Coastal Plain.

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:

Cultivars available.

Threadleaf Coreopsis coming up in spring.

Watauga County, NC, cultivated

The Scientific Name is Coreopsis verticillata. You will likely hear them called Threadleaf Coreopsis, Cutleaf Tickseed, Whorled Coreopsis. This picture shows the Threadleaf Coreopsis coming up in spring. of Coreopsis verticillata

Annkatrin Rose

Yellow flower heads are in loose cymes and have untoothed rays and yellow disk florets.

Watauga County, NC, cultivated

The Scientific Name is Coreopsis verticillata. You will likely hear them called Threadleaf Coreopsis, Cutleaf Tickseed, Whorled Coreopsis. This picture shows the Yellow flower heads are in loose cymes and have untoothed rays and yellow disk florets. of Coreopsis verticillata

Annkatrin Rose

Threadleaf coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata, 2013 planting, source: North Creek Nursery) at the Daniel Boone Native Gardens.

Watauga Co., NC

The Scientific Name is Coreopsis verticillata. You will likely hear them called Threadleaf Coreopsis, Cutleaf Tickseed, Whorled Coreopsis. This picture shows the Threadleaf coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata, 2013 planting, source: North Creek Nursery) at the Daniel Boone Native Gardens. of Coreopsis verticillata

Annkatrin Rose

Achenes

Randolph Co., NC- cultivated

The Scientific Name is Coreopsis verticillata. You will likely hear them called Threadleaf Coreopsis, Cutleaf Tickseed, Whorled Coreopsis. This picture shows the Achenes of Coreopsis verticillata

Judy West

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

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

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

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

https://nc.audubon.org/700
 



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