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Largeflower Tickseed

Coreopsis grandiflora

65
Strong

Native to Florida. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 82%

Height
1–3 feet
Spread
1–3 feet
Light
Partial shade
Soil moisture
Dry to average

Space about 2 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 25 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count

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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Leaves
Deciduous

Not yet recorded · Bloom

Bloom: NC species account not read yet.

Recorded in 7 Florida counties.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

6CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Coreopsis

  • Homoeosoma electellaSunflower Moth
  • Nathalis ioleDainty Sulphur, Dwarf Yellow
  • Pleuroprucha insulsariaCommon Tan Wave
  • Suleima helianthanaSunflower Bud Moth
  • Synchlora frondariaSouthern Emerald
  • Tornos scolopacinariaDimorphic Gray
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
46BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Coreopsis

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
15Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Coreopsis

  • Andrena beameri
  • Andrena duplicata
  • Andrena gardineri
  • Colletes birkmanni
  • Dianthidium curvatum
  • Dianthidium simile
  • Megachile parallela
  • Megachile pugnata
  • Megachile xylocopoides
  • Melissodes coreopsis
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  • Melissodes subillatus
  • Melissodes wheeleri
  • Paranthidium jugatorium
  • Perdita foveata
  • Protandrena albitarsis
Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Asteraceae
Hardiness
Zones 4a–9b
Soil pH
Acidic to neutral
Flower color
Yellow

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Large Flower Tickseed

Conservation status

Florida rankSNR
Global rankG5
FL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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