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California tickseed

greater tickseed

Habit Annuals, 5–20(–30+) cm. Perennials, 30–90 cm.
Leaves

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

petioles 0–1 mm;

blades simple or 3-foliolate, simple blades or leaflets ± lance-elliptic to narrowly lanceolate, 25–55(–100+) × (4–)6–15(–30+) mm (seldom lobed).

Peduncles

5–15(–30+) cm.

2–6+ cm.

Ray florets

(5–)8(–12+);

laminae 7–10(–15+) mm.

Ray laminae

12–30+ mm.

Disc florets

20–60(–100+);

corollas 2–3.6 mm.

40–80+;

corollas yellow (often drying blackish to purplish), 6–7 mm.

Phyllaries

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

8, lance-oblong to lance-ovate, 6–8 mm.

Calyculi

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

of 7–8 oblong to linear bractlets 3–6 mm.

Cypselae

± oblong, (2.5–)3–4+ mm, marked adaxially with red dots or dashes, wings corky-thickened, faces ± tuberculate and/or hirtellous.

obovate to oblong, 4–5 mm.

Internodes

(± mid stem) 5–11 cm.

2n

= 24.

= 26, 78, 104.

Coreopsis californica

Coreopsis major

Phenology Flowering Feb–Jun. Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat Openings in desert scrub, stabilized dunes Oak barrens, road clearings, wooded bottoms
Elevation 300–1000 m (1000–3300 ft) 300–800 m (1000–2600 ft)
Distribution
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AZ; CA
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AL; FL; GA; IN; KY; LA; MA; MS; NC; NY; OH; PA; SC; TN; VA; WV
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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. 192.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Leptosyne Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Gyrophyllum
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. douglasii, C. gigantea, C. gladiata, C. grandiflora, C. hamiltonii, C. integrifolia, C. intermedia, C. lanceolata, C. latifolia, C. leavenworthii, 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 C. major var. rigida, C. major var. stellata
Name authority (Nuttall) H. Sharsmith: Madroño 4: 217. (1938) Walter: Fl. Carol., 214. (1788)
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