Coreopsis tripteris |
Coreopsis grandiflora |
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tall coreopsis, tall tickseed |
bigflower coreopsis, bigleaf tickseed, large-flower tickseed |
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Habit | Perennials, 90–180+ cm. | Perennials, 40–60+ cm. |
Leaves | petioles 5–45 mm; blades usually 3-foliolate, leaflets usually simple, sometimes ± pinnately lobed, ultimate blades ± lanceolate, 4–9(–12+) cm × (9–)12–35+ mm. |
mostly cauline on proximal 2/3–7/8 of plant heights; petioles 0 or 10–35+ mm; blades usually 1(–2)-irregularly pinnately or ± pedately lobed with (3–)5–9+ lobes, rarely simple, simple blades or terminal lobes narrowly lanceolate to linear or filiform, 15–45(–90+) × (0.5–)2–8(–12+) mm. |
Peduncles | 2–5+ cm. |
8–15(–25+) cm. |
Ray laminae | 12–22+ mm. |
yellow, 12–25+ mm. |
Disc florets/ |
40–80+; corollas red-brown to purplish, 5–6 mm. |
3.3–4.8 mm, apices yellow. |
Phyllaries | 8, ± oblong to lance-oblong, 6–8 mm. |
lance-ovate, 7–9(–12) mm. |
Calyculi | of 5–6 oblong bractlets 1.5–5 mm. |
of lanceolate to linear bractlets 3.5–9+ mm. |
Cypselae | obovate to oblong, 4–5(–6) mm. |
2–3+ mm, wings spreading, ± chartaceous, entire or irregularly toothed to pectinate. |
Internodes | (± mid stem) 3–7(–10+) cm. |
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Aerial | nodes proximal to first peduncle usually 6–10+, distalmost 1–3 internodes 4–7+ cm. |
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2n | = 26. |
= 26 (+ 0–2B). |
Coreopsis tripteris |
Coreopsis grandiflora |
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Phenology | Flowering Jul–Sep. | Flowering May–Aug. |
Habitat | Heavy loams, moist sands, along streams, boggy meadows | Sandy soils, ditches and roadsides, other disturbed sites, granite and sandstone outcrops |
Elevation | 100–500 m (300–1600 ft) | 30–300+ m (100–1000+ ft) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; CT; DC; FL; GA; IA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MA; MD; MI; MO; MS; NC; OH; OK; PA; RI; SC; TN; TX; VA; VT; WI; WV; ON; QC
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AL; AR; CT; FL; GA; IA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MD; ME; MI; MO; MS; NC; NJ; NM; NY; OH; OK; PA; RI; SC; TN; TX; VA; VT; WI; WV; ON; QC
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Discussion | Coreopsis grandiflora var. inclinata J. R. Allison from glades in Alabama may merit recognition. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 191. | FNA vol. 21, p. 194. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Gyrophyllum | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Coreopsidinae > Coreopsis > sect. Coreopsis |
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Synonyms | C. tripteris var. deamii, C. tripteris var. smithii | C. grandiflora var. harveyana, C. grandiflora var. longipes, C. grandiflora var. saxicola, C. saxicola |
Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 908. (1753) | Hogg ex Sweet: Brit. Fl. Gard. 2: plate 175. (1826) |
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