Coreopsis calliopsidea |
Coreopsis auriculata |
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leafstem tickseed |
lobed tickseed, mouse-eared tickseed |
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Habit | Annuals, (5–)12–30(–50) cm. | Perennials, 10–30(–60+) cm (often stoloniferous). |
Leaves | lobes linear, 3–30 × 0.5–3 mm. |
basal and cauline on proximal 1/4–1/2 of plant heights; petioles 1–6(–10+) cm; blades simple or with 1–2+ lateral lobes, simple blades or terminal lobes suborbiculate or ovate-elliptic to lance-ovate, 15–55(–75) × 9–25(–35) mm. |
Peduncles | 5–25+ cm. |
8–20+ cm. |
Ray florets | (5–)8+; laminae 12–20(–30) mm. |
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Ray laminae | yellow, 15–20+ mm. |
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Disc florets/ |
(12–)40–100+; corollas 4–6.6 mm. |
3.5–4.5 mm, apices yellow. |
Phyllaries | (5–)8, lance-ovate to lanceolate, 6–10+ mm. |
lance-deltate to lance-ovate, 9–12 mm. |
Calyculi | of 3–5 ovate-deltate bractlets (3–)4–6 mm. |
of ovate to oblong bractlets 5–10+ mm. |
Cypselae | 1.5–2.5 mm, wings 0 or involute and ± corky. |
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Disc cypselae | oblanceolate to linear, 5–6 mm; pappi 3–4(–5) mm. |
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Ray cypselae | ± oblong, 4–6 mm. |
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Paleae | seldom basally adnate to and falling with disc cypselae. |
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Aerial | nodes proximal to first peduncle usually 1–2(–3), distalmost 1–3 internodes 1–4(–8+) cm. |
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2n | = 24. |
= 26. |
Coreopsis calliopsidea |
Coreopsis auriculata |
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Phenology | Flowering Feb–Jun. | Flowering Apr–Jun. |
Habitat | Alkaline playas, flood plains, deep sands | Roadsides and other openings in woods, pine barrens |
Elevation | 100–1000 m (300–3300 ft) | 10–500+ m (0–1600+ ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; NC; SC; TN; VA; WV
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 188. | FNA vol. 21, p. 193. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Pugiopappus | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Coreopsis |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Agarista calliopsidea | |
Name authority | (de Candolle) A. Gray: in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 90. (1859) | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 908. (1753) |
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