Greater Tickseed

Coreopsis major var. rigida

Native status unresolved in Kentucky

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

7CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Coreopsis

Homoeosoma electellaSunflower Moth
Nathalis ioleDainty Sulphur, Dwarf Yellow
Pleuroprucha insulsariaCommon Tan Wave
Suleima helianthanaSunflower Bud Moth
Synchlora aerataWavy-Lined Emerald, Camouflaged Looper
Synchlora frondariaSouthern Emerald
Tornos scolopacinariaDimorphic Gray

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

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

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Asteraceae

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

Also known as

Greater Tickseed

Conservation status

Kentucky rank	Not available
Global rank	Not available
KY status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

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