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

stiff tickseed, wedgeleaf coreopsis

Habit Perennials, 10–30(–60+) cm. Perennials, 30–80 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.

petioles 0–1 mm (or 5–25+ mm, winged, and scarcely distinct from blades);

blades not 3-foliolate, most with 3(–5+), ± oblong to linear lobes (5–)15–40+ × 2–3(–7+) mm (sometimes some leaves not lobed).

Peduncles

(8–)12–20(–35+) cm.

1–4+ cm.

Ray laminae

yellow, 15–30+ mm.

15–25+ mm.

Disc florets/Disc corollas

6–7.5 mm, apices yellow.

60–80+;

corollas yellow (sometimes drying blackish), 5–6.5 mm.

Phyllaries

deltate to lance-deltate, 8–12+ mm.

8, ± oblong to nearly orbiculate, 6–10 mm.

Calyculi

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

of 9–12+ oblong to lanceolate bractlets 3–9+ mm.

Cypselae

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

oblong, 5–6 mm.

Aerial

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

Internodes

(± mid stem) 25–50 mm.

2n

= 26 (+ 0–4B).

= 26.

Coreopsis lanceolata

Coreopsis palmata

Phenology Flowering (Mar–)May–Jul(–Aug). Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat Sandy soils, ditches and roadsides, other disturbed sites Prairies, open woods
Elevation 30–500(–1000+) m (100–1600(–3300+) ft) 100–300 m (300–1000 ft)
Distribution
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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.)

Source FNA vol. 21, p. 194. FNA vol. 21, p. 191.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Coreopsis Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Gyrophyllum
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. 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. pubescens, C. pulchra, C. rosea, C. stillmanii, C. tinctoria, C. tripteris, C. verticillata
Name authority Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 908. (1753) Nuttall: Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 180. (1818)
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