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leafstem tickseed

stiff tickseed, wedgeleaf coreopsis

Habit Annuals, (5–)12–30(–50) cm. Perennials, 30–80 cm.
Leaves

lobes linear, 3–30 × 0.5–3 mm.

petioles 0–1 mm (or 5–25+ mm, winged, and scarcely distinct from blades);

blades not 3-foliolate, most with 3(–5+), ± oblong to linear lobes (5–)15–40+ × 2–3(–7+) mm (sometimes some leaves not lobed).

Peduncles

5–25+ cm.

1–4+ cm.

Ray florets

(5–)8+;

laminae 12–20(–30) mm.

Ray laminae

15–25+ mm.

Disc florets

(12–)40–100+;

corollas 4–6.6 mm.

60–80+;

corollas yellow (sometimes drying blackish), 5–6.5 mm.

Phyllaries

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

8, ± oblong to nearly orbiculate, 6–10 mm.

Calyculi

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

of 9–12+ oblong to lanceolate bractlets 3–9+ mm.

Cypselae

oblong, 5–6 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) 25–50 mm.

2n

= 24.

= 26.

Coreopsis calliopsidea

Coreopsis palmata

Phenology Flowering Feb–Jun. Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat Alkaline playas, flood plains, deep sands Prairies, open woods
Elevation 100–1000 m (300–3300 ft) 100–300 m (300–1000 ft)
Distribution
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CA
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AR; IA; IL; IN; KS; LA; MI; MN; MO; NE; OK; SD; WI
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Source FNA vol. 21, p. 188. FNA vol. 21, p. 191.
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. major, C. maritima, C. nudata, C. nuecensis, 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) Nuttall: Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 180. (1818)
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