Quercus

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

Native to South Carolina (estimated)

Yellow, notched flower rays brighten this spreading, narrow-leaved perennial.

Care

  • Avoid persistently wet, poorly drained soil.
  • Optional bloom tip: Removing spent flowers can encourage more blooms.
Care sources
Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

8CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · 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
  • Agonopterix atrodorsella
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
1AntsRecorded seed interactions
  • Solenopsis invicta

Solenopsis invicta: Seed predation.

No records yet · 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 or orange
Growth rate
Moderate
Growth habit
Single crown
Foliage color
Green
Fruit begins
Fall
Fruit ends
Fall

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

Deadhead to limit self-seeding and encourage flowers. Rich soil can produce floppy growth; divide crowded clumps. NC State Extension

Growing sources and scope

Recognizing it

Opposite narrow leaves sometimes have side lobes. Flower heads usually carry eight notched yellow rays. Identification source

Also known as

Lance Leaf Tickseed

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankG5
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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