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Coreopsis bigelovii

Bigelow's tickseed
Habit Annuals, 3–20(–40+) cm.
Leaf

lobes linear, 5–25 × 0.5–1(–2) mm.
Peduncles

2–20(–35+) cm.
Ray florets

(3–)8+;

laminae (5–)12–20+ mm.
Disc florets

(5–)50–100+;

corollas 2–4.5 mm.
Phyllaries

(3–)8+, ± ovate to obovate, 6–10(–12+) mm.
Calyculi

of (1–)5–8 linear bractlets (1–)3–8+ mm.
Disc cypselae

oblanceolate to ± oblong, 5–6(–7) mm;

pappi 2–3 mm.
Ray cypselae

± oblong, 5–6 mm.
Paleae

basally adnate to and falling with disc cypselae.
2n

= 24.

Coreopsis bigelovii
Phenology Flowering Feb–Jun.
Habitat Openings in chaparral, desert scrub, yellow-pine forests
Elevation 100–1800 m [300–5900 ft]
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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Source FNA vol. 21, p. 188.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Pugiopappus
Sibling taxa
C. auriculata, C. basalis, C. californica, C. calliopsidea, C. delphiniifolia, C. douglasii, C. gigantea, C. gladiata, C. grandiflora, C. hamiltonii, C. integrifolia, C. intermedia, C. lanceolata, C. latifolia, C. leavenworthii, C. major, C. maritima, C. nudata, C. nuecensis, C. palmata, C. pubescens, C. pulchra, C. rosea, C. stillmanii, C. tinctoria, C. tripteris, C. verticillata
Synonyms Pugiopappus bigelovii
Name authority (A. Gray) Voss: Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3, 1: 488. (1894)
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