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tall coreopsis, tall tickseed

crown tickseed

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/Disc corollas

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.

Aerial

nodes proximal to first peduncle usually 1–3(–5), distalmost 1–3 internodes 2–4(–9+) cm.

2n

= 26.

= 12, 14, 18, 20.

Coreopsis tripteris

Coreopsis nuecensis

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
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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
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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.)

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
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. rosea, C. stillmanii, C. tinctoria, 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. maritima, C. nudata, C. palmata, C. pubescens, C. pulchra, C. rosea, C. stillmanii, C. tinctoria, C. tripteris, C. verticillata
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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