Coreopsis californica |
Coreopsis auriculata |
|
---|---|---|
California tickseed |
lobed tickseed, mouse-eared tickseed |
|
Habit | Annuals, 5–20(–30+) cm. | Perennials, 10–30(–60+) cm (often stoloniferous). |
Leaves | blades simple or 1(–2)-pinnately lobed, terminal lobes filiform, 0.5–1(–1.5) mm wide. |
basal and cauline on proximal 1/4–1/2 of plant heights; petioles 1–6(–10+) cm; blades simple or with 1–2+ lateral lobes, simple blades or terminal lobes suborbiculate or ovate-elliptic to lance-ovate, 15–55(–75) × 9–25(–35) mm. |
Peduncles | 5–15(–30+) cm. |
8–20+ cm. |
Ray florets | (5–)8(–12+); laminae 7–10(–15+) mm. |
|
Ray laminae | yellow, 15–20+ mm. |
|
Disc florets/ |
20–60(–100+); corollas 2–3.6 mm. |
3.5–4.5 mm, apices yellow. |
Phyllaries | 5–8, obovate to oblanceolate, 4–6(–7+) mm. |
lance-deltate to lance-ovate, 9–12 mm. |
Calyculi | of (3–)5–8 linear bractlets 3–7+ mm, not ciliolate near bases. |
of ovate to oblong bractlets 5–10+ mm. |
Cypselae | ± oblong, (2.5–)3–4+ mm, marked adaxially with red dots or dashes, wings corky-thickened, faces ± tuberculate and/or hirtellous. |
1.5–2.5 mm, wings 0 or involute and ± corky. |
Aerial | nodes proximal to first peduncle usually 1–2(–3), distalmost 1–3 internodes 1–4(–8+) cm. |
|
2n | = 24. |
= 26. |
Coreopsis californica |
Coreopsis auriculata |
|
Phenology | Flowering Feb–Jun. | Flowering Apr–Jun. |
Habitat | Openings in desert scrub, stabilized dunes | Roadsides and other openings in woods, pine barrens |
Elevation | 300–1000 m (1000–3300 ft) | 10–500+ m (0–1600+ ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CA
|
AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; NC; SC; TN; VA; WV
|
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. | FNA vol. 21, p. 193. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Leptosyne | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Coreopsis |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Leptosyne californica, C. californica subsp. newberryi, C. californica var. newberryi | |
Name authority | (Nuttall) H. Sharsmith: Madroño 4: 217. (1938) | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 908. (1753) |
Web links |