Coreopsis rosea |
Coreopsis latifolia |
|
---|---|---|
pink tick-seed |
broadleaf tickseed |
|
Habit | Perennials, 10–30(–60) cm. | Perennials, 90–150 cm. |
Leaves | mostly cauline; opposite; petioles 0–1 mm, ciliate or not; blades lance-linear to linear or filiform, 20–45(–60) × 1–2(–3+) mm, rarely with 1–2 lateral lobes. |
blades ovate, 6–15(–20+) × 2–10+ cm. |
Peduncles | 2–4(–6+) cm. |
1–5(–10) cm. |
Ray laminae | pinkish to white, 9–15+ mm. |
10–18 mm. |
Disc florets/ |
40–60+; corollas ochroleucous to yellow, 2.5–3 mm. |
7–8 mm. |
Phyllaries | deltate-ovate, 4.5–5.5 mm. |
5, oblong, 8–12 mm. |
Calyculi | of oblong to linear bractlets 1.5–2+ mm. |
of 3–8+ linear bractlets 5–8 mm. |
Cypselae | narrowly oblong, 1.3–1.8 mm, not winged; pappi 0. |
7–8 mm. |
Internodes | (± mid stem) 1–4(–5+) cm. |
|
2n | = 26. |
= 26. |
Coreopsis rosea |
Coreopsis latifolia |
|
Phenology | Flowering Aug–Sep. | Flowering Aug–Sep. |
Habitat | Sandy shores, marsh edges, etc. | Shaded slopes in woods |
Elevation | 0–50 m (0–200 ft) | 300–700 m (1000–2300 ft) |
Distribution |
DE; MA; NJ; PA; RI; SC; NS
|
GA; NC; SC; TN |
Discussion | Occurrence of Coreopsis rosea in South Carolina may represent a human-mediated disjunction; the collection came from a “lime sink” near a trailer park close to a freeway. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Coreopsis latifolia is in the Center for Plant Conservation’s National Collection of Endangered Plants. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 196. | FNA vol. 21, p. 190. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Eublepharis | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Silphidium |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Nuttall: Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 179. (1818) | Michaux: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 137. (1803) |
Web links |