Coreopsis californica |
Coreopsis palmata |
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California tickseed |
stiff tickseed, wedgeleaf coreopsis |
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Habit | Annuals, 5–20(–30+) cm. | Perennials, 30–80 cm. |
Leaves | blades simple or 1(–2)-pinnately lobed, terminal lobes filiform, 0.5–1(–1.5) mm wide. |
petioles 0–1 mm (or 5–25+ mm, winged, and scarcely distinct from blades); blades not 3-foliolate, most with 3(–5+), ± oblong to linear lobes (5–)15–40+ × 2–3(–7+) mm (sometimes some leaves not lobed). |
Peduncles | 5–15(–30+) cm. |
1–4+ cm. |
Ray florets | (5–)8(–12+); laminae 7–10(–15+) mm. |
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Ray laminae | 15–25+ mm. |
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Disc florets | 20–60(–100+); corollas 2–3.6 mm. |
60–80+; corollas yellow (sometimes drying blackish), 5–6.5 mm. |
Phyllaries | 5–8, obovate to oblanceolate, 4–6(–7+) mm. |
8, ± oblong to nearly orbiculate, 6–10 mm. |
Calyculi | of (3–)5–8 linear bractlets 3–7+ mm, not ciliolate near bases. |
of 9–12+ oblong to lanceolate bractlets 3–9+ mm. |
Cypselae | ± oblong, (2.5–)3–4+ mm, marked adaxially with red dots or dashes, wings corky-thickened, faces ± tuberculate and/or hirtellous. |
oblong, 5–6 mm. |
Internodes | (± mid stem) 25–50 mm. |
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2n | = 24. |
= 26. |
Coreopsis californica |
Coreopsis palmata |
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Phenology | Flowering Feb–Jun. | Flowering Jun–Aug. |
Habitat | Openings in desert scrub, stabilized dunes | Prairies, open woods |
Elevation | 300–1000 m (1000–3300 ft) | 100–300 m (300–1000 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CA
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AR; IA; IL; IN; KS; LA; MI; MN; MO; NE; OK; SD; WI
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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. 191. |
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 | |
Name authority | (Nuttall) H. Sharsmith: Madroño 4: 217. (1938) | Nuttall: Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 180. (1818) |
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