SCIENTIFIC NAME: Coreopsis tripteris
COMMON NAMES: Tall Coreopsis, Tall Tickseed, Golden Crown, Atlantic Tickseed
BLOOM TIME: July, Aug, Sept, Oct
PLANT PROFILE:
- Tall stems can be up to 8 ft., but usually shorter.
- Delicate looking slim stalks and leaves.
- Yellow flowers are at top of stalks.
- Flowerheads have a slight anise fragrance.
- Habitat prairies & dry woods.
- Common in Illinois.
- Mesquakies boiled plant for a drink to treat internal pains & bleeding.
INSECT/ANIMAL INTERACTIONS:
- The nectar & pollen of the flowerheads attract a variety of insects.