Coreopsis lanceolata
Coreopsis gladiata
garden coreopsis, lance-leaf coreopsis, lance-leaf tick-seed, lanced-leaf coreopsis, sand coreopsis
coastal plain tickseed, Florida tickseed, sickle tickseed, Texas tickseed
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; usually alternate, sometimes opposite and alternate or all opposite;
petioles 1–10(–15+) cm, not ciliate;
blades elliptic or lanceolate to ± linear, (2–)4–8(–15+) cm × (3–)7–12(–40+) mm, sometimes with 1–2 lateral lobes.
(8–)12–20(–35+) cm.
(1–)4–8(–10+) cm.
yellow, 15–30+ mm.
yellow, (12–)15–20+ mm.
6–7.5 mm, apices yellow.
40–80+;
corollas purplish or purple-tipped, 2.8–4.8 mm.
deltate to lance-deltate, 8–12+ mm.
lance-ovate to lanceolate, 6–9(–12) mm.
of lance-ovate to lance-linear or linear bractlets 4–8(–12) mm.
of broadly deltate-ovate to lance-ovate or lance-linear bractlets 2–6+ mm.
(2.6–)3–4 mm, wings ± spreading, ± chartaceous, entire.
± obovate to oblong, 3–4 mm, winged, wings 0.2–0.4+ mm wide, ± pectinate;
pappi of 2 subulate scales 0.5–1+ mm.
nodes proximal to first peduncle usually 1–3(–5+), distalmost 1–3 internodes 1–2(–8+) cm.
(± mid stem) (1–)8–12+ cm.
= 26 (+ 0–4B).
= 26.
Coreopsis lanceolata
Coreopsis gladiata
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.
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As here circumscribed, Coreopsis gladiata includes plants that others (without agreement among themselves) have treated as distinct species and/or varieties: C. falcata (leaves mostly basal and/or proximal, alternate, blades mostly lance-linear to linear, often 1–2 with 1–2 lateral lobes, faces not dotted; outer phyllaries lance-ovate to lance-linear; Ga., N.C., S.C.); C. floridana (leaves mostly basal and/or proximal, alternate, blades mostly lance-linear to linear, not lobed, not dotted; outer phyllaries broadly deltate-ovate; Fla.), C. helianthoides (leaves mostly cauline, alternate, blades mostly elliptic to lanceolate, not lobed, faces not dotted; outer phyllaries lance-ovate to lance-linear; Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C.), and C. linifolia (leaves basal and cauline or mostly cauline, alternate or opposite or both, blades mostly lance-linear to linear, seldom lobed, faces bearing dark or translucent dots; outer phyllaries lance-ovate to lance-linear; Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tex., Va.).
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