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leafstem tickseed

greater tickseed

Habit Annuals, (5–)12–30(–50) cm. Perennials, 30–90 cm.
Leaves

lobes linear, 3–30 × 0.5–3 mm.

petioles 0–1 mm;

blades simple or 3-foliolate, simple blades or leaflets ± lance-elliptic to narrowly lanceolate, 25–55(–100+) × (4–)6–15(–30+) mm (seldom lobed).

Peduncles

5–25+ cm.

2–6+ cm.

Ray florets

(5–)8+;

laminae 12–20(–30) mm.

Ray laminae

12–30+ mm.

Disc florets

(12–)40–100+;

corollas 4–6.6 mm.

40–80+;

corollas yellow (often drying blackish to purplish), 6–7 mm.

Phyllaries

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

8, lance-oblong to lance-ovate, 6–8 mm.

Calyculi

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

of 7–8 oblong to linear bractlets 3–6 mm.

Cypselae

obovate to oblong, 4–5 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) 5–11 cm.

2n

= 24.

= 26, 78, 104.

Coreopsis calliopsidea

Coreopsis major

Phenology Flowering Feb–Jun. Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat Alkaline playas, flood plains, deep sands Oak barrens, road clearings, wooded bottoms
Elevation 100–1000 m (300–3300 ft) 300–800 m (1000–2600 ft)
Distribution
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CA
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AL; FL; GA; IN; KY; LA; MA; MS; NC; NY; OH; PA; SC; TN; VA; WV
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Source FNA vol. 21, p. 188. FNA vol. 21, p. 192.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Pugiopappus Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Gyrophyllum
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. integrifolia, C. intermedia, C. lanceolata, C. latifolia, C. leavenworthii, 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 C. major var. rigida, C. major var. stellata
Name authority (de Candolle) A. Gray: in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 90. (1859) Walter: Fl. Carol., 214. (1788)
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