Coreopsis calliopsidea |
Coreopsis pubescens |
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leafstem tickseed |
hairy coreopsis, hairy tickseed, star tickseed |
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Habit | Annuals, (5–)12–30(–50) cm. | Perennials, 20–70(–90+) cm. |
Leaves | lobes linear, 3–30 × 0.5–3 mm. |
mostly cauline on proximal 2/3–7/8 of plant heights; petioles 2–10(–25+) mm; blades usually simple, rarely with 1–2(–3+) lateral lobes, simple blades or terminal lobes lance-elliptic to oblanceolate or lanceolate, 15–60(–80) × 2–25(–35) mm. |
Peduncles | 5–25+ cm. |
(7–)12–15+ cm. |
Ray florets | (5–)8+; laminae 12–20(–30) mm. |
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Ray laminae | yellow, 12–15+ mm. |
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Disc florets/ |
(12–)40–100+; corollas 4–6.6 mm. |
4.6–5.4 mm, apices yellow. |
Phyllaries | (5–)8, lance-ovate to lanceolate, 6–10+ mm. |
lance-ovate to lanceolate, 5–8+ mm. |
Calyculi | of 3–5 ovate-deltate bractlets (3–)4–6 mm. |
of lanceolate to lance-linear bractlets 3–7 mm. |
Cypselae | 2.5–3 mm, wings ± spreading, ± chartaceous, entire. |
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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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Aerial | nodes proximal to first peduncle usually (5–)6–12+, distalmost 1–3 internodes 4–6(–10+) cm. |
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2n | = 24. |
= 26 (+ 0–2B). |
Coreopsis calliopsidea |
Coreopsis pubescens |
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Phenology | Flowering Feb–Jun. | Flowering (Apr–)Jun–Aug(–Sep). |
Habitat | Alkaline playas, flood plains, deep sands | Sandy soils, granite outcrops, open pine-oak woods, ditches and roadsides, other disturbed sites |
Elevation | 100–1000 m (300–3300 ft) | 30–1000+ m (100–3300+ ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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AL; AR; CT; FL; GA; IL; KS; KY; LA; MA; MO; MS; NC; OK; SC; TN; TX; VA; WV
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Discussion | Bushy to wiry, nearly glabrous plants with leaf blades mostly simple, mostly oblanceolate, and 2–15+ mm wide and with relatively small heads, florets, and fruits from coastal Mississippi and included here in Coreopsis pubescens may merit recognition as C. debilis Sherff or C. pubescens var. debilis. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 188. | FNA vol. 21, p. 195. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Pugiopappus | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Coreopsis |
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Synonyms | Agarista calliopsidea | C. pubescens var. debilis, C. pubescens var. robusta |
Name authority | (de Candolle) A. Gray: in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 90. (1859) | Elliott: Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2: 441. (1823) |
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