Coreopsis californica |
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California tickseed |
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Habit | Annuals, 5–20(–30+) cm. |
Leaf | blades simple or 1(–2)-pinnately lobed, terminal lobes filiform, 0.5–1(–1.5) mm wide. |
Peduncles | 5–15(–30+) cm. |
Ray florets | (5–)8(–12+); laminae 7–10(–15+) mm. |
Disc florets | 20–60(–100+); corollas 2–3.6 mm. |
Phyllaries | 5–8, obovate to oblanceolate, 4–6(–7+) mm. |
Calyculi | of (3–)5–8 linear bractlets 3–7+ mm, not ciliolate near bases. |
Cypselae | ± oblong, (2.5–)3–4+ mm, marked adaxially with red dots or dashes, wings corky-thickened, faces ± tuberculate and/or hirtellous. |
2n | = 24. |
Coreopsis californica |
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Phenology | Flowering Feb–Jun. |
Habitat | Openings in desert scrub, stabilized dunes |
Elevation | 300–1000 m (1000–3300 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CA
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Discussion | Coreopsis californica may occur sporadically in New Mexico. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 189. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Leptosyne |
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Synonyms | Leptosyne californica, C. californica subsp. newberryi, C. californica var. newberryi |
Name authority | (Nuttall) H. Sharsmith: Madroño 4: 217. (1938) |
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