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leafstem tickseed

Douglas' tickseed

Habit Annuals, (5–)12–30(–50) cm. Annuals, 5–15(–25+) cm.
Leaf

lobes linear, 3–30 × 0.5–3 mm.

blades simple or pinnately lobed, terminal lobes filiform, 0.5–1+ mm wide.

Peduncles

5–25+ cm.

5–15(–20+) cm.

Ray florets

(5–)8+;

laminae 12–20(–30) mm.

(5–)8(–9+);

laminae 5–12(–16+) mm.

Disc florets

(12–)40–100+;

corollas 4–6.6 mm.

8–60(–100+);

corollas 2.8–3.5 mm.

Phyllaries

(5–)8, lance-ovate to lanceolate, 6–10+ mm.

(5–)8, ovate, 5–7+ mm.

Calyculi

of 3–5 ovate-deltate bractlets (3–)4–6 mm.

of (3–)5 linear bractlets 3–5(–12) mm, not ciliolate near bases.

Cypselae

± oblanceolate, 3.5–4+ mm, not marked adaxially with red dots or dashes, wings usually thin, sometimes corky-thickened, faces usually smooth, rarely tuberculate, not hirtellous.

Disc cypselae

oblanceolate to linear, 5–6 mm;

pappi 3–4(–5) mm.

Ray cypselae

± oblong, 4–6 mm.

Paleae

seldom basally adnate to and falling with disc cypselae.

2n

= 24.

= 24.

Coreopsis calliopsidea

Coreopsis douglasii

Phenology Flowering Feb–Jun. Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat Alkaline playas, flood plains, deep sands Shale and serpentine slopes, sandy flats
Elevation 100–1000 m (300–3300 ft) (150–)300–1000 m ((500–)1000–3300 ft)
Distribution
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CA
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from FNA
CA
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Source FNA vol. 21, p. 188. FNA vol. 21, p. 189.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Pugiopappus Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Leptosyne
Sibling taxa
C. auriculata, C. basalis, C. bigelovii, C. californica, 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. 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
Synonyms Agarista calliopsidea Leptosyne douglasii
Name authority (de Candolle) A. Gray: in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 90. (1859) (de Candolle) H. M. Hall: Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 3: 140. (1907)
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