(1) They were continuing to center their nectaring activities on tickseeds , thistles, and goldenrod.(2) The flowers (especially the middle) look like some tickseeds , but the leaves look much more like a helianthus.(3) Look closely at the beautiful flowers common to this region including tickseeds and wild petunias.(4) Many other tickseeds have similar flowers, but differ vegetatively and ecologically.(5) All tickseeds in Florida, except Swamp Tickseed, have yellow ray flowers.