Lance-leaved coreopsis - Coreopsis lanceolata
Above: Lance-leaved coreopsis near by UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin (6/22/21).
Lance-leaved coreopsis - Coreopsis lanceolata
Lance-leaved coreopsis ia a native plant that can grow 8" - 24" high. Lance-leaved coreopsis prefers full sun and such as dry to moderate moisture; prairies and meadows.
Yellow flowers with distinctive notched rays. Lance-leaved coreopsis flower heads are usually between 1 1/4"-2 3/4" wide.
Blooms May-August.
Other names: Lance-leaf tickseed, long-stalk tickseed, sand coreopsis, sand tickseed.
For more information on the Lance-leaved coreopsis, visit Wikipedia.
Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin Herbarium online virtual flora website page on Lance-leaved coreopsis.
Lance-leaved coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Above: Lance-leaved coreopsis in UW Arboretum's Greene Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin (6/01/21).
Above: Lance-leaved coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) illustration circa 1899.
Above: Lance-leaved coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) illustration circa 1824.
Above: Lance-leaved coreopsis on August 24, 2021.
