Texas Wildbuds
Coreopsis gladiata
(Coastal Plain Tickseed)
Coreopsis gladiata, Pitcher Plant Trail, Big Thicket, Tyler Co. 9911
Coreopsis gladiata, Pitcher Plant Trail, Big Thicket, Tyler Co. 9916
Coreopsis gladiata, Pitcher Plant Trail, Big Thicket, Tyler Co. 9923
Coreopsis gladiata, Pitcher Plant Trail, Big Thicket, Tyler Co. 9920
| Scientific Name | Coreopsis gladiata (Coreopsis linifolia) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | COGL2 |
| Common Name | Coastal Plains Tickseed, Texas Tickseed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 37134 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
Click Here |
| Description |
Habitat: Wet soils in bogs (including Pitcher Plant bogs), swamps, depressions. Plant: Erect, slender perennial with stems branching (above the middle); from 12 to 28 inches tall. Leaves: Lower leaves alternate, spatulate or oblanceolate sometimes with lateral lobes, 1-1/2 to 3+ inches long, and on petioles 3/8 to 1-5/8 inches long; upper leaves are opposite, linear and sessile. Inflorescence: A few yellow composite flowers on long peduncles, each blossom about 2 inches across with 8 to 12 rays with 3 lobes; disk with many reddish-brown florets; 6 to 11 outer phyllaries that are irregularly spaced and ovate to lanceolate-deltoid. Bloom Period: September and October, sometimes year-around. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason and Flora of North America; C. linifolia in "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and Alabama Plant Atlas. |
BONAP Distribution Map C. linifolia Map Color Key |
Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
© Tom Lebsack 2025