Coreopsis californica |
Coreopsis grandiflora |
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California tickseed |
bigflower coreopsis, bigleaf tickseed, large-flower tickseed |
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Habit | Annuals, 5–20(–30+) cm. | Perennials, 40–60+ cm. |
Leaves | blades simple or 1(–2)-pinnately lobed, terminal lobes filiform, 0.5–1(–1.5) mm wide. |
mostly cauline on proximal 2/3–7/8 of plant heights; petioles 0 or 10–35+ mm; blades usually 1(–2)-irregularly pinnately or ± pedately lobed with (3–)5–9+ lobes, rarely simple, simple blades or terminal lobes narrowly lanceolate to linear or filiform, 15–45(–90+) × (0.5–)2–8(–12+) mm. |
Peduncles | 5–15(–30+) cm. |
8–15(–25+) cm. |
Ray florets | (5–)8(–12+); laminae 7–10(–15+) mm. |
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Ray laminae | yellow, 12–25+ mm. |
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Disc florets/ |
20–60(–100+); corollas 2–3.6 mm. |
3.3–4.8 mm, apices yellow. |
Phyllaries | 5–8, obovate to oblanceolate, 4–6(–7+) mm. |
lance-ovate, 7–9(–12) mm. |
Calyculi | of (3–)5–8 linear bractlets 3–7+ mm, not ciliolate near bases. |
of lanceolate to linear bractlets 3.5–9+ mm. |
Cypselae | ± oblong, (2.5–)3–4+ mm, marked adaxially with red dots or dashes, wings corky-thickened, faces ± tuberculate and/or hirtellous. |
2–3+ mm, wings spreading, ± chartaceous, entire or irregularly toothed to pectinate. |
Aerial | nodes proximal to first peduncle usually 6–10+, distalmost 1–3 internodes 4–7+ cm. |
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2n | = 24. |
= 26 (+ 0–2B). |
Coreopsis californica |
Coreopsis grandiflora |
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Phenology | Flowering Feb–Jun. | Flowering May–Aug. |
Habitat | Openings in desert scrub, stabilized dunes | Sandy soils, ditches and roadsides, other disturbed sites, granite and sandstone outcrops |
Elevation | 300–1000 m (1000–3300 ft) | 30–300+ m (100–1000+ ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CA
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AL; AR; CT; FL; GA; IA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MD; ME; MI; MO; MS; NC; NJ; NM; NY; OH; OK; PA; RI; SC; TN; TX; VA; VT; WI; WV; ON; QC
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Discussion | Coreopsis californica may occur sporadically in New Mexico. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Coreopsis grandiflora var. inclinata J. R. Allison from glades in Alabama may merit recognition. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 189. | FNA vol. 21, p. 194. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Leptosyne | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Coreopsis |
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Synonyms | Leptosyne californica, C. californica subsp. newberryi, C. californica var. newberryi | C. grandiflora var. harveyana, C. grandiflora var. longipes, C. grandiflora var. saxicola, C. saxicola |
Name authority | (Nuttall) H. Sharsmith: Madroño 4: 217. (1938) | Hogg ex Sweet: Brit. Fl. Gard. 2: plate 175. (1826) |
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