Coreopsis calliopsidea |
Coreopsis leavenworthii |
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leafstem tickseed |
Leavenworth's tickseed |
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Habit | Annuals, (5–)12–30(–50) cm. | Annuals, (10–)30–70(–150+) cm. |
Leaves | lobes linear, 3–30 × 0.5–3 mm. |
proximal blades usually 1(–2)-pinnate, terminal lobes ± elliptic or oblanceolate to lanceolate or linear, 15–30+ × 4–8(–12+) mm; cauline blades simple or 1(–3)-pinnate, simple blades or terminal lobes narrowly oblanceolate to linear, 8–35(–70+) × 1–3(–5) mm. |
Peduncles | 5–25+ cm. |
2–5(–8) cm. |
Ray florets | (5–)8+; laminae 12–20(–30) mm. |
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Ray laminae | usually yellow throughout, rarely with proximal red-brown blotch, 8–15+ mm. |
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Disc florets/ |
(12–)40–100+; corollas 4–6.6 mm. |
2.2–3.5 mm. |
Phyllaries | (5–)8, lance-ovate to lanceolate, 6–10+ mm. |
± lance-oblong to lanceolate, (4–)5–9 mm. |
Calyculi | of 3–5 ovate-deltate bractlets (3–)4–6 mm. |
of deltate-ovate to oblong or linear bractlets 2–6+ mm. |
Cypselae | 2–3 mm, wings 0.2–0.8+ mm wide; pappi of 2 subulate scales (0.2–)0.4–1(–1.4+) mm. |
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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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2n | = 24. |
= 24 (+ 0–2 Bs). |
Coreopsis calliopsidea |
Coreopsis leavenworthii |
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Phenology | Flowering Feb–Jun. | Flowering year round, mostly May–Jul. |
Habitat | Alkaline playas, flood plains, deep sands | Moist, sandy soils, flatwoods, ditches |
Elevation | 100–1000 m (300–3300 ft) | 0–20+ m (0–100+ ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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FL
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Discussion | Plants here (and generally) treated as Coreopsis leavenworthii probably should be included within the circumscription adopted here for C. tinctoria. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 188. | FNA vol. 21, p. 197. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Pugiopappus | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Calliopsis |
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Synonyms | Agarista calliopsidea | |
Name authority | (de Candolle) A. Gray: in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 90. (1859) | Torrey & A. Gray: Fl. N. Amer. 2: 346. (1842) |
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