Coreopsis bigelovii |
Coreopsis hamiltonii |
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Bigelow's tickseed |
Mt. Hamilton tickseed |
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Habit | Annuals, 3–20(–40+) cm. | Annuals, (3–)10–20+ cm. |
Leaf | lobes linear, 5–25 × 0.5–1(–2) mm. |
lobes oblong to linear, 1–8(–15) × 0.5–1 mm. |
Peduncles | 2–20(–35+) cm. |
3–9(–18) cm. |
Ray florets | (3–)8+; laminae (5–)12–20+ mm. |
8; laminae 3.5–8 mm. |
Disc florets | (5–)50–100+; corollas 2–4.5 mm. |
ca. 40; corollas 2.5–3.5 mm. |
Phyllaries | (3–)8+, ± ovate to obovate, 6–10(–12+) mm. |
8, ± lance-ovate, 4–8 mm. |
Calyculi | of (1–)5–8 linear bractlets (1–)3–8+ mm. |
of 3–5 oblong to linear bractlets 1–3(–5) mm. |
Disc cypselae | oblanceolate to ± oblong, 5–6(–7) mm; pappi 2–3 mm. |
narrowly oblanceolate, 4–5 mm; pappi ca. 1 mm. |
Ray cypselae | ± oblong, 5–6 mm. |
narrowly obovate, 5–6 mm. |
Paleae | basally adnate to and falling with disc cypselae. |
seldom basally adnate to and falling with disc cypselae. |
2n | = 24. |
= 24. |
Coreopsis bigelovii |
Coreopsis hamiltonii |
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Phenology | Flowering Feb–Jun. | Flowering Mar–May. |
Habitat | Openings in chaparral, desert scrub, yellow-pine forests | Talus slopes, rocky soils |
Elevation | 100–1800 m (300–5900 ft) | 600–1300 m (2000–4300 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA |
Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 188. | FNA vol. 21, p. 188. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Pugiopappus | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Pugiopappus |
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Synonyms | Pugiopappus bigelovii | Leptosyne hamiltonii |
Name authority | (A. Gray) Voss: Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3, 1: 488. (1894) | (Elmer) H. Sharsmith: Madroño 4: 214. (1938) |
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