Coreopsis tripteris |
Coreopsis nuecensis |
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tall coreopsis, tall tickseed |
crown tickseed |
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Habit | Perennials, 90–180+ cm. | Annuals, 10–30(–50+) 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. |
basal and cauline on proximal 1/5–1/3(–1/2) of plant heights; petioles 1–8+ cm; blades simple or 1(–2)-pinnately lobed, simple blades or terminal lobes ± elliptic to lanceolate, 10–30 × 5–15 mm. |
Peduncles | 2–5+ cm. |
(5–)10–25+ cm. |
Ray laminae | 12–22+ mm. |
yellow, usually each with (2–)4–8+ proximal, red-brown or purple flecks, 12–18+ mm. |
Disc florets/ |
40–80+; corollas red-brown to purplish, 5–6 mm. |
2.5–3.2 mm, apices yellow. |
Phyllaries | 8, ± oblong to lance-oblong, 6–8 mm. |
lance-oblong, 6–8(–10+) mm. |
Calyculi | of 5–6 oblong bractlets 1.5–5 mm. |
of ± deltate to lance-oblong bractlets 4–6(–8) mm. |
Cypselae | obovate to oblong, 4–5(–6) mm. |
2.5–4 mm, wings spreading, ± chartaceous, entire. |
Internodes | (± mid stem) 3–7(–10+) cm. |
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Aerial | nodes proximal to first peduncle usually 1–3(–5), distalmost 1–3 internodes 2–4(–9+) cm. |
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2n | = 26. |
= 12, 14, 18, 20. |
Coreopsis tripteris |
Coreopsis nuecensis |
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Phenology | Flowering Jul–Sep. | Flowering Mar–May. |
Habitat | Heavy loams, moist sands, along streams, boggy meadows | Sandy soils in post-oak and oak-mesquite woodlands |
Elevation | 100–500 m (300–1600 ft) | 10–200+ m (0–700+ 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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FL; TX |
Discussion | Coreopsis nuecensis is probably in Mexico (Tamaulipas) and was collected once in Florida (“Escaped from cultivation”). Plants with glabrous phyllaries and chromosome numbers of 2n = 18 and 20 and included here in C. nuecensis have been called C. nuecensoides. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 191. | FNA vol. 21, p. 193. |
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. coronata, C. nuecensoides |
Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 908. (1753) | A. Heller: Contr. Herb. Franklin Marshall Coll. 1: 106. (1895) |
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