Flora of North America species comparison

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Coreopsis calliopsidea

Coreopsis pulchra

leafstem tickseed

woodland tickseed
Habit Annuals, (5–)12–30(–50) cm. Perennials, 20–40+ cm.
Leaves

lobes linear, 3–30 × 0.5–3 mm.

petioles 0–1 mm;

blades usually 3-foliolate, simple blades or leaflets entire or each ± pedately lobed with 2–5+, ± oblong to linear lobes 15–30+ × 1–1.5(–2.5+) mm.
Peduncles

5–25+ cm.

2–5(–8+) cm.
Ray florets

(5–)8+;

laminae 12–20(–30) mm.

Ray laminae

10–20+ mm.
Disc florets

(12–)40–100+;

corollas 4–6.6 mm.

30–45+;

corollas yellow (sometimes drying blackish) or purple, 3–4 mm.
Phyllaries

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

8, lance-ovate to oblong, 4–5 mm.
Calyculi

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

of 8 oblong to linear bractlets 1.5–3+ 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) 8–12(–16) mm.
2n

= 24.

= 26.

Coreopsis calliopsidea

Coreopsis pulchra
Phenology Flowering Feb–Jun. Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat Alkaline playas, flood plains, deep sands Openings in woods, sandstone outcrops
Elevation 100–1000 m (300–3300 ft) 300 m (1000 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[WildflowerSearch map]
from FNA
AL; GA
[BONAP county map]
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. major, C. maritima, C. nudata, C. nuecensis, C. palmata, C. pubescens, 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) F. E. Boynton: in J. K. Small, Fl. S.E. U.S., 1277, 1340. (1903)
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