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crown tickseed

Habit Annuals, (5–)12–30(–50) cm. Annuals, 10–30(–50+) cm.
Leaves

lobes linear, 3–30 × 0.5–3 mm.

basal and cauline on proximal 1/5–1/3(–1/2) of plant heights;

petioles 1–8+ cm;

blades simple or 1(–2)-pinnately lobed, simple blades or terminal lobes ± elliptic to lanceolate, 10–30 × 5–15 mm.

Peduncles

5–25+ cm.

(5–)10–25+ cm.

Ray florets

(5–)8+;

laminae 12–20(–30) mm.

Ray laminae

yellow, usually each with (2–)4–8+ proximal, red-brown or purple flecks, 12–18+ mm.

Disc florets/Disc corollas

(12–)40–100+;

corollas 4–6.6 mm.

2.5–3.2 mm, apices yellow.

Phyllaries

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

lance-oblong, 6–8(–10+) mm.

Calyculi

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

of ± deltate to lance-oblong bractlets 4–6(–8) mm.

Cypselae

2.5–4 mm, wings spreading, ± chartaceous, entire.

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.

Aerial

nodes proximal to first peduncle usually 1–3(–5), distalmost 1–3 internodes 2–4(–9+) cm.

2n

= 24.

= 12, 14, 18, 20.

Coreopsis calliopsidea

Coreopsis nuecensis

Phenology Flowering Feb–Jun. Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat Alkaline playas, flood plains, deep sands Sandy soils in post-oak and oak-mesquite woodlands
Elevation 100–1000 m (300–3300 ft) 10–200+ m (0–700+ ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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from FNA
FL; TX
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Discussion

Coreopsis nuecensis is probably in Mexico (Tamaulipas) and was collected once in Florida (“Escaped from cultivation”). Plants with glabrous phyllaries and chromosome numbers of 2n = 18 and 20 and included here in C. nuecensis have been called C. nuecensoides.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

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
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. major, C. maritima, C. nudata, C. palmata, C. pubescens, C. pulchra, C. rosea, C. stillmanii, C. tinctoria, C. tripteris, C. verticillata
Synonyms Agarista calliopsidea C. coronata, C. nuecensoides
Name authority (de Candolle) A. Gray: in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 90. (1859) A. Heller: Contr. Herb. Franklin Marshall Coll. 1: 106. (1895)
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