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leafstem tickseed

thread-leaf tickseed, threadleaf coreopsis, whorled tickseed

Habit Annuals, (5–)12–30(–50) cm. Perennials, 20–60+ 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 divided with 3–9+, ± linear to filiform lobes 5–25(–45+) × 0.5–1(–2) mm.

Peduncles

5–25+ cm.

2–5(–8+) cm.

Ray florets

(5–)8+;

laminae 12–20(–30) mm.

Ray laminae

12–20+ mm.

Disc florets

(12–)40–100+;

corollas 4–6.6 mm.

30–40+;

corollas yellow (sometimes drying blackish), 3.5–5.5 mm.

Phyllaries

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

8, lance-ovate, 6–7 mm.

Calyculi

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

of 8 linear bractlets 3–5(–9) mm.

Cypselae

obovate to oblong, 3.5–4 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) 15–40(–60) mm.

2n

= 24.

= 26, 52, 78.

Coreopsis calliopsidea

Coreopsis verticillata

Phenology Flowering Feb–Jun. Flowering Jun–Jul(–Aug).
Habitat Alkaline playas, flood plains, deep sands Oak wood, sandy soils
Elevation 100–1000 m (300–3300 ft) 10–500 m (0–1600 ft)
Distribution
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CA
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AL; AR; CT; DC; FL; GA; KY; MA; MD; MS; NC; NJ; NY; OH; SC; TN; VA; WV; ON; QC
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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. pulchra, C. rosea, C. stillmanii, C. tinctoria, C. tripteris
Synonyms Agarista calliopsidea
Name authority (de Candolle) A. Gray: in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 90. (1859) Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 907. (1753)
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