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California tickseed

Douglas' tickseed

Habit Annuals, 5–20(–30+) cm. Annuals, 5–15(–25+) cm.
Leaf

blades simple or 1(–2)-pinnately lobed, terminal lobes filiform, 0.5–1(–1.5) mm wide.

blades simple or pinnately lobed, terminal lobes filiform, 0.5–1+ mm wide.

Peduncles

5–15(–30+) cm.

5–15(–20+) cm.

Ray florets

(5–)8(–12+);

laminae 7–10(–15+) mm.

(5–)8(–9+);

laminae 5–12(–16+) mm.

Disc florets

20–60(–100+);

corollas 2–3.6 mm.

8–60(–100+);

corollas 2.8–3.5 mm.

Phyllaries

5–8, obovate to oblanceolate, 4–6(–7+) mm.

(5–)8, ovate, 5–7+ mm.

Calyculi

of (3–)5–8 linear bractlets 3–7+ mm, not ciliolate near bases.

of (3–)5 linear bractlets 3–5(–12) 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.

± oblanceolate, 3.5–4+ mm, not marked adaxially with red dots or dashes, wings usually thin, sometimes corky-thickened, faces usually smooth, rarely tuberculate, not hirtellous.

2n

= 24.

= 24.

Coreopsis californica

Coreopsis douglasii

Phenology Flowering Feb–Jun. Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat Openings in desert scrub, stabilized dunes Shale and serpentine slopes, sandy flats
Elevation 300–1000 m (1000–3300 ft) (150–)300–1000 m ((500–)1000–3300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CA
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from FNA
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. FNA vol. 21, p. 189.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Leptosyne Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Leptosyne
Sibling taxa
C. auriculata, C. basalis, C. bigelovii, 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
C. auriculata, C. basalis, C. bigelovii, C. californica, C. calliopsidea, C. delphiniifolia, 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 Leptosyne californica, C. californica subsp. newberryi, C. californica var. newberryi Leptosyne douglasii
Name authority (Nuttall) H. Sharsmith: Madroño 4: 217. (1938) (de Candolle) H. M. Hall: Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 3: 140. (1907)
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