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garden coreopsis, lance-leaf coreopsis, lance-leaf tick-seed, lanced-leaf coreopsis, sand coreopsis

golden mane tickseed, rock tickseed

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

basal and cauline on proximal 1/4–1/3(–1/2) of plant heights;

petioles 1–5(–8+) cm;

blades simple or with 1–2+ lateral lobes, simple blades or terminal lobes lance-ovate or lanceolate to oblanceolate or lance-linear, 5–12 cm × 8–15(–18+) mm.

basal and cauline on proximal 3/4–7/8 of plant heights;

petioles 8–35(–120) mm;

blades simple or 1(–2)-pinnately lobed with 3–9+ lobes, simple blades or terminal lobes elliptic or lanceolate to oblanceolate or linear, 25–55+ × (1–)2–9(–20) mm.

Peduncles

(8–)12–20(–35+) cm.

6–15+ cm.

Ray laminae

yellow, 15–30+ mm.

yellow, usually each with a proximal, red-brown to purple spot or band, 15–20+ mm.

Disc corollas

6–7.5 mm, apices yellow.

3–4 mm, apices red-brown to purple.

Phyllaries

deltate to lance-deltate, 8–12+ mm.

lance-ovate, 7–9+ mm.

Calyculi

of lance-ovate to lance-linear or linear bractlets 4–8(–12) mm.

of lance-deltate to linear bractlets 6–9(–12+) mm.

Cypselae

(2.6–)3–4 mm, wings ± spreading, ± chartaceous, entire.

1.2–1.8 mm, wingless (margins ± inrolled adaxially, ± corky).

Aerial

nodes proximal to first peduncle usually 1–3(–5+), distalmost 1–3 internodes 1–2(–8+) cm.

nodes proximal to first peduncle usually 5–10+, distalmost 1–3 internodes 4–7(–10) cm.

2n

= 26 (+ 0–4B).

= 26.

Coreopsis lanceolata

Coreopsis basalis

Phenology Flowering (Mar–)May–Jul(–Aug). Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat Sandy soils, ditches and roadsides, other disturbed sites Sandy soils in open, often disturbed, places
Elevation 30–500(–1000+) m (100–1600(–3300+) ft) 10–300+ m (0–1000+ ft)
Distribution
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AL; AR; FL; GA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MD; MI; MO; MS; NC; NJ; NM; NY; OH; OK; PA; SC; TN; TX; VA; VT; WI; WV; BC; ON
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AL; AR; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; OK; SC; TX
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Discussion

Plants that have been called Coreopsis lanceolata var. villosa Michaux often have 5+ aerial internodes 6+ cm long proximal to the first peduncle; they may merit recognition as a distinct taxon or may be hybrids (or derivatives) from crosses between C. lanceolata and C. pubescens.

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

Plants in the western part of the distribution of Coreopsis basalis usually have narrower lobes of leaf blades and narrower outer phyllaries; such plants have been treated as C. wrightii or as C. basalis var. wrightii.

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

Source FNA vol. 21, p. 194. FNA vol. 21, p. 193.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Coreopsis Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Coreopsis
Sibling taxa
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. 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. 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, C. verticillata
Synonyms Calliopsis basalis, C. basalis var. wrightii, C. wrightii
Name authority Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 908. (1753) (A. Dietrich) S. F. Blake: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 51: 525. (1916)
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