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WHORLED TICKSEED
Coreopsis major

Plant Family.......... Asteraceae (Sunflower) ... Plant Height ....3 Feet
Leaf Arrangement..Opposite

Habitat.............Edges of Woods, Roadsides
Bloom Date............June

Flower Color....Yellow

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DESCRIPTION

Tickseed belongs to the Sunflower Family. . It grows to the height of two to three feet tall, and has a slender stem. The stem and leaves are hairy. The opposite stemless leaves are each divided into 3 segments, which gives the appearance of 6 whorled leaves, hense the name "whorled tickseed".

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