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leafstem tickseed

fringeleaf tickseed

Habit Annuals, (5–)12–30(–50) cm. Perennials, 40–60 cm.
Leaves

lobes linear, 3–30 × 0.5–3 mm.

mostly cauline; opposite;

petioles 5–15 mm, ciliate;

blades elliptic to lanceolate, 20–45+ × 9–18+ mm, not lobed.

Peduncles

5–25+ cm.

3–8+ cm.

Ray florets

(5–)8+;

laminae 12–20(–30) mm.

Ray laminae

yellow, 20–25+ mm.

Disc florets

(12–)40–100+;

corollas 4–6.6 mm.

45–80+;

corollas purplish or purple-tipped, 2.8–3.7 mm.

Phyllaries

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

lance-ovate, 7–8+ mm.

Calyculi

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

of ± oblong to linear bractlets 3–5 mm.

Cypselae

narrowly obovate, 4–4.5 mm, winged, wings 0.1 mm wide, ± pectinate;

pappi of 2 cusps 0.1–0.2 mm.

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.

Internodes

(± mid stem) 3–8 cm.

2n

= 24.

= 26.

Coreopsis calliopsidea

Coreopsis integrifolia

Phenology Flowering Feb–Jun. Flowering Sep–Oct.
Habitat Alkaline playas, flood plains, deep sands Low woodlands, flood plains
Elevation 100–1000 m (300–3300 ft) 0–50 m (0–200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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from FNA
FL; GA; NC; SC
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Source FNA vol. 21, p. 188. FNA vol. 21, p. 196.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Pugiopappus Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Eublepharis
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. douglasii, C. gigantea, C. gladiata, C. grandiflora, C. hamiltonii, 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
Name authority (de Candolle) A. Gray: in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 90. (1859) Poiret: in J. Lamarck et al., Encycl., suppl. 2: 353. (1811)
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