Coreopsis californica
Madroño 4: 217. 1938.
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Leptosyne californica Nuttall Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 363. 1841
Synonyms: Coreopsis californica subsp. newberryi (A. Gray) E. Murray Coreopsis californica var. newberryi (A. Gray) E. B. Smith
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 189.
Revision as of 21:12, 5 November 2020 by imported>Volume Importer
Annuals, 5–20(–30+) cm. Leaf blades simple or 1(–2)-pinnately lobed, terminal lobes filiform, 0.5–1(–1.5) mm wide. Peduncles 5–15(–30+) cm. Calyculi of (3–)5–8 linear bractlets 3–7+ mm, not ciliolate near bases. Phyllaries 5–8, obovate to oblanceolate, 4–6(–7+) mm. Ray florets (5–)8(–12+); laminae 7–10(–15+) mm. Disc florets 20–60(–100+); corollas 2–3.6 mm. Cypselae ± oblong, (2.5–)3–4+ mm, marked adaxially with red dots or dashes, wings corky-thickened, faces ± tuberculate and/or hirtellous. 2n = 24.
Phenology: Flowering Feb–Jun.
Habitat: Openings in desert scrub, stabilized dunes
Elevation: 300–1000 m
Discussion
Coreopsis californica may occur sporadically in New Mexico.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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