Coreopsis rosea |
Coreopsis maritima |
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pink tick-seed |
sea dahlia |
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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. |
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Ray laminae | pinkish to white, 9–15+ mm. |
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Disc florets/ |
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. |
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Cypselae | narrowly oblong, 1.3–1.8 mm, not winged; pappi 0. |
oblong-rectangular, 6–7 mm. |
Internodes | (± mid stem) 1–4(–5+) cm. |
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2n | = 26. |
= 24. |
Coreopsis rosea |
Coreopsis maritima |
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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 |
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.) |
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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 | ||
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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