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leafstem tickseed

atkinson's coreopsis, calliopsis, Columbia coreopsis, coreopsis, golden tick-seed, plains coreopsis

Habit Annuals, (5–)12–30(–50) cm. Annuals, (10–)30–70(–150+) cm.
Leaves

lobes linear, 3–30 × 0.5–3 mm.

proximal blades usually 1(–3)-pinnate, terminal lobes lance-ovate to oblanceolate, 10–60 × 5–25 mm;

cauline blades usually 1–2(–3)-pinnate, rarely simple, simple blades or terminal lobes lance-linear to linear or filiform, 10–45 × 0.5–2(–5+) mm.

Peduncles

5–25+ cm.

1–5(–15+) cm.

Ray florets

(5–)8+;

laminae 12–20(–30) mm.

Ray laminae

usually yellow with red-brown blotch, sometimes red-brown in proximal 1/3–9/10 and distally yellow, rarely yellow throughout, 12–18+ mm.

Disc florets/Disc corollas

(12–)40–100+;

corollas 4–6.6 mm.

2.5–3+ mm.

Phyllaries

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

± lance-oblong to lance-ovate, 4–7(–9) mm.

Calyculi

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

of deltate-lanceolate bractlets 1–3+ mm.

Cypselae

1.5–3(–4+) mm, wings 0 or 0.1–0.7+ mm wide;

pappi 0, or of 1–2 cusps or subulate scales 0.1–1+ 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.

2n

= 24.

= 24 (+ 0–2 Bs).

Coreopsis calliopsidea

Coreopsis tinctoria

Phenology Flowering Feb–Jun. Flowering year round, mostly Jun–Aug.
Habitat Alkaline playas, flood plains, deep sands Moist, sandy or clay soils, sometimes alkaline flats, prairies, ditches, disturbed places
Elevation 100–1000 m (300–3300 ft) (0–)20–1500(–2000) m ((0–)100–4900(–6600) ft)
Distribution
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Discussion

Coreopsis tinctoria is widely grown in public and residential gardens, and commercially (for cut flowers), and has become widely established in the flora area.

As here circumscribed, Coreopsis tinctoria includes plants that others (without agreement among themselves) have treated as distinct species or infraspecific taxa: C. atkinsoniana (plants mostly 50–150+ cm, seldom branched from bases; cypselae 2.5–3 mm, “narrowly” winged; pappi 0.1–0.2 mm; mostly Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington), C. cardaminefolia (plants mostly 20–50 cm, seldom branched at bases; cypselae 2 mm, “narrowly to widely” winged; pappi 0 or 0.1–0.2 mm; mostly Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas), and C. tinctoria var. similis (plants mostly 10–30 cm, usually branched from bases; cypselae 2–3 mm, “widely” winged; pappi 0.2–1 mm; Texas and Mexico).

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

Source FNA vol. 21, p. 188. FNA vol. 21, p. 197.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Pugiopappus Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Calliopsis
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. rosea, C. stillmanii, C. tripteris, C. verticillata
Synonyms Agarista calliopsidea C. atkinsoniana, C. cardaminefolia, C. tinctoria var. atkinsoniana, C. tinctoria var. similis
Name authority (de Candolle) A. Gray: in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 90. (1859) Nuttall: J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 2: 114. (1821)
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