Coreopsis calliopsidea |
Coreopsis tripteris |
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leafstem tickseed |
tall coreopsis, tall tickseed |
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Habit | Annuals, (5–)12–30(–50) cm. | Perennials, 90–180+ cm. |
Leaves | lobes linear, 3–30 × 0.5–3 mm. |
petioles 5–45 mm; blades usually 3-foliolate, leaflets usually simple, sometimes ± pinnately lobed, ultimate blades ± lanceolate, 4–9(–12+) cm × (9–)12–35+ mm. |
Peduncles | 5–25+ cm. |
2–5+ cm. |
Ray florets | (5–)8+; laminae 12–20(–30) mm. |
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Ray laminae | 12–22+ mm. |
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Disc florets | (12–)40–100+; corollas 4–6.6 mm. |
40–80+; corollas red-brown to purplish, 5–6 mm. |
Phyllaries | (5–)8, lance-ovate to lanceolate, 6–10+ mm. |
8, ± oblong to lance-oblong, 6–8 mm. |
Calyculi | of 3–5 ovate-deltate bractlets (3–)4–6 mm. |
of 5–6 oblong bractlets 1.5–5 mm. |
Cypselae | obovate to oblong, 4–5(–6) mm. |
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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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Internodes | (± mid stem) 3–7(–10+) cm. |
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2n | = 24. |
= 26. |
Coreopsis calliopsidea |
Coreopsis tripteris |
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Phenology | Flowering Feb–Jun. | Flowering Jul–Sep. |
Habitat | Alkaline playas, flood plains, deep sands | Heavy loams, moist sands, along streams, boggy meadows |
Elevation | 100–1000 m (300–3300 ft) | 100–500 m (300–1600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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AL; AR; CT; DC; FL; GA; IA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MA; MD; MI; MO; MS; NC; OH; OK; PA; RI; SC; TN; TX; VA; VT; WI; WV; ON; QC
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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 |
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Synonyms | Agarista calliopsidea | C. tripteris var. deamii, C. tripteris var. smithii |
Name authority | (de Candolle) A. Gray: in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 90. (1859) | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 908. (1753) |
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