The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: tall coreopsis, tall tickseed

Family: Asteraceae (aster, daisy, sunflower family)

Distribution: c. and e. North America

Habitat: Heavy loams, moist sands, along streams, boggy meadows; 100–500 m

Life form: Herbaceous perennial

Comments: This a tall, slender native wildflower typically grows 4-8' tall and typically occurs in prairies, dry open woods and wood margins, and along roadsides and railroad tracks. Features solitary, yellow, daisy-like flowers with eight yellow rays and flat brown center disks. Flowers bloom atop slender, erect stems from mid to late summer into fall. Stalked, anise-scented stem leaves are divided into three narrow lance-shaped segments.