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.
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
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"broader" is not a number.
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