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pink tick-seed

Habit Annuals, (5–)12–30(–50) cm. Perennials, 10–30(–60) cm.
Leaves

lobes linear, 3–30 × 0.5–3 mm.

mostly cauline; opposite;

petioles 0–1 mm, ciliate or not;

blades lance-linear to linear or filiform, 20–45(–60) × 1–2(–3+) mm, rarely with 1–2 lateral lobes.

Peduncles

5–25+ cm.

2–4(–6+) cm.

Ray florets

(5–)8+;

laminae 12–20(–30) mm.

Ray laminae

pinkish to white, 9–15+ mm.

Disc florets

(12–)40–100+;

corollas 4–6.6 mm.

40–60+;

corollas ochroleucous to yellow, 2.5–3 mm.

Phyllaries

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

deltate-ovate, 4.5–5.5 mm.

Calyculi

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

of oblong to linear bractlets 1.5–2+ mm.

Cypselae

narrowly oblong, 1.3–1.8 mm, not winged;

pappi 0.

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) 1–4(–5+) cm.

2n

= 24.

= 26.

Coreopsis calliopsidea

Coreopsis rosea

Phenology Flowering Feb–Jun. Flowering Aug–Sep.
Habitat Alkaline playas, flood plains, deep sands Sandy shores, marsh edges, etc.
Elevation 100–1000 m (300–3300 ft) 0–50 m (0–200 ft)
Distribution
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CA
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DE; MA; NJ; PA; RI; SC; NS
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Discussion

Occurrence of Coreopsis rosea in South Carolina may represent a human-mediated disjunction; the collection came from a “lime sink” near a trailer park close to a freeway.

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

Source FNA vol. 21, p. 188. FNA vol. 21, p. 196.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Pugiopappus Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Eublepharis
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. pulchra, 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: 179. (1818)
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