// SPECIES PROFILE · ANNUAL · NATIVE

Clustered yellowtops

Flaveria trinervia

Clustered yellowtops (Flaveria trinervia) is a annual in the — family. Native range includes MO — verified against the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center native distribution database. Hardy in zones 4a–13a. Mature size 29"–6'.

// QUICK FACTS

Family: —
Group: annual
Native range: Native to 12 U.S. states, including AL, AZ, CA, FL, HI, MA…
USDA hardiness: Zones 4a–13a
Mature size: 29"–6'
Sun: Part shade
Water: Medium
Bloom: —
Wildlife value: Pollinator and wildlife support
Ecological role: native species profile

Clustered yellowtops (Flaveria trinervia) — *Flaveria trinervia* — Clustered yellowtops. Photo by Forest & Kim Starr via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0).

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Why it's on this list: native species profile. Native-range data from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (NPIN), cross-checked against iNaturalist observations. Part of Rooted Revival's regional native plant catalog — true natives for Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In the same native range, clustered yellowtops pairs naturally with: Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria), Slim amaranth (Amaranthus hybridus), Prostrate spurge (Chamaesyce prostrata).