Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt.

vernacular golden tickseed — species · Asteraceae

USDA: COTI3
GBIF: 3133950
Rank: species

golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) — Platephotograph · Jenn DrummondCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual, Biennial, Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Genus: Coreopsis

§2a

Native status, by region

CAN Canada Native
HI Hawaii Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Native

§2b

County-level range

· 10 counties across 2 states/territories

Legend Native · 10 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Low
Shade: Medium
Moisture use: High
Fire: Low
Salinity: None
Anaerobic: Medium
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: 52 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 90 min.
Precipitation: 20–55 in/yr
pH range: 5.2–7.8
Root depth: 8 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Single Crown
Growth rate: Rapid
Lifespan: Short
Mature height: 3 ft
Foliage texture: Medium
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Porous
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: Yellow
Fruit colour: Brown
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Late Spring
Seed abundance: High
Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Summer
Spread rate: Moderate
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 3,222,222
Propagation: seed

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: Yes
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 10 counties across 2 states/territories.

Montana view state ↗ 9 N ▾

Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 N ▾

Providence 44007

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/COTI3 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3133950 ↗

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