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pink tick-seed

sea dahlia

Habit Perennials, 10–30(–60) cm. Perennials, 10–40(–80) 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.

lobes mostly linear, 5–30(–45) × (0.5–)1–2(–4) mm.

Peduncles

2–4(–6+) cm.

(8–)15–30+ cm.

Ray florets

16–21+;

laminae 20–35+ mm.

Ray laminae

pinkish to white, 9–15+ mm.

Disc florets/Disc corollas

40–60+;

corollas ochroleucous to yellow, 2.5–3 mm.

5.5–7 mm.

Phyllaries

deltate-ovate, 4.5–5.5 mm.

12–13+, lanceolate, 12–20 mm.

Calyculi

of oblong to linear bractlets 1.5–2+ mm.

of 7–11+ oblong-deltate to linear bractlets (8–)12–20(–30) mm.

Heads

1–2(–4+) per stem.

Cypselae

narrowly oblong, 1.3–1.8 mm, not winged;

pappi 0.

oblong-rectangular, 6–7 mm.

Internodes

(± mid stem) 1–4(–5+) cm.

2n

= 26.

= 24.

Coreopsis rosea

Coreopsis maritima

Phenology Flowering Aug–Sep. Flowering Feb–Jun.
Habitat Sandy shores, marsh edges, etc. Coastal bluffs and dunes
Elevation 0–50 m (0–200 ft) 0–100 m (0–300 ft)
Distribution
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DE; MA; NJ; PA; RI; SC; NS
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CA
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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.)

Source FNA vol. 21, p. 196. FNA vol. 21, p. 187.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Eublepharis Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Tuckermannia
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. lanceolata, C. latifolia, C. leavenworthii, C. major, C. maritima, C. nudata, C. nuecensis, C. palmata, C. pubescens, C. pulchra, 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. nudata, C. nuecensis, C. palmata, C. pubescens, C. pulchra, C. rosea, C. stillmanii, C. tinctoria, C. tripteris, C. verticillata
Synonyms Tuckermannia maritima
Name authority Nuttall: Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 179. (1818) (Nuttall) Hooker f.: Bot. Mag. 102: plate 6241. (1876)
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