General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant

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Common names
  • Golden Fleece
  • Florida Marigold
  • Beggar Ticks
  • Small-Fruited Beggarticks
  • Marsh Beggar-Ticks

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Location: Chassahowitzka WMA - Hernando County, Florida
Date: 01-MAR-2008
Photo courtesy of Brian Ahern

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