Coreopsis californica |
Coreopsis major |
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California tickseed |
greater tickseed |
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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. |
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Ray laminae | 12–30+ mm. |
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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. |
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2n | = 24. |
= 26, 78, 104. |
Coreopsis californica |
Coreopsis major |
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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 |
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.) |
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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 | ||
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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