Coreopsis californica |
Coreopsis integrifolia |
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California tickseed |
fringeleaf 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; opposite; petioles 5–15 mm, ciliate; blades elliptic to lanceolate, 20–45+ × 9–18+ mm, not lobed. |
Peduncles | 5–15(–30+) cm. |
3–8+ cm. |
Ray florets | (5–)8(–12+); laminae 7–10(–15+) mm. |
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Ray laminae | yellow, 20–25+ mm. |
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Disc florets | 20–60(–100+); corollas 2–3.6 mm. |
45–80+; corollas purplish or purple-tipped, 2.8–3.7 mm. |
Phyllaries | 5–8, obovate to oblanceolate, 4–6(–7+) mm. |
lance-ovate, 7–8+ mm. |
Calyculi | of (3–)5–8 linear bractlets 3–7+ mm, not ciliolate near bases. |
of ± oblong to linear bractlets 3–5 mm. |
Cypselae | ± oblong, (2.5–)3–4+ mm, marked adaxially with red dots or dashes, wings corky-thickened, faces ± tuberculate and/or hirtellous. |
narrowly obovate, 4–4.5 mm, winged, wings 0.1 mm wide, ± pectinate; pappi of 2 cusps 0.1–0.2 mm. |
Internodes | (± mid stem) 3–8 cm. |
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2n | = 24. |
= 26. |
Coreopsis californica |
Coreopsis integrifolia |
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Phenology | Flowering Feb–Jun. | Flowering Sep–Oct. |
Habitat | Openings in desert scrub, stabilized dunes | Low woodlands, flood plains |
Elevation | 300–1000 m (1000–3300 ft) | 0–50 m (0–200 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CA
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FL; GA; NC; SC |
Discussion | Coreopsis californica may occur sporadically in New Mexico. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 189. | FNA vol. 21, p. 196. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Leptosyne | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Eublepharis |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Leptosyne californica, C. californica subsp. newberryi, C. californica var. newberryi | |
Name authority | (Nuttall) H. Sharsmith: Madroño 4: 217. (1938) | Poiret: in J. Lamarck et al., Encycl., suppl. 2: 353. (1811) |
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