Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District
Lance-leaved Coreopsis
(Lanceleaf Tickseed)
Coreopsis lanceolata
[C-value
5]
Aster family (Asteraceae
Blooms mid-May - July
The native Lance-leaved Coreopsis is rare in our area. It prefers full sun and medium-moist to dry poor soil. Habitats include medium-moist to dry prairies, hill prairies, limestone glades, and roadsides. Fertile shoots of this perennial are 1½–3' tall with erect stems and pairs of opposite leaves along the lower half of the plant. The leaves are usually 1-4" long, untoothed and lanced-shaped. The stems terminate in solitary flowers on long naked stalks up to 12" long. Each flower spans 2-3" across with about 8 bright yellow ray florets surrounding a dense head of numerous yellow disk florets.
Lance-leaved Coreopsis at Jay Woods Forest Preserve June 10, 2013
Lance-leaved Coreopsis at Jay Woods Forest Preserve June 9, 2015
Lance-Leaved Coreopsis at Maramech Forest Preserve June 10, 2013
Lance-leaved Coreopsis foliage at Jay Woods Forest Preserve June 9, 2015
Lance-leaved Coreopsis at Jay Woods Forest Preserve May 27, 2012
Lance-leaved Coreopsis foliage at Jay Woods Forest Preserve July 12, 2012
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