Coreopsis sect. Pugiopappus
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 49: 340. 1913.
Annuals. Leaves mostly basal, seldom cauline; alternate; blades simple or (1–) 2–3-pinnately lobed. Calyculi of 5–8 bractlets. Phyllaries (5–) 8 (–12). Paleae ± linear. Ray-florets (3–) 8, usually pistillate and fertile, sometimes styliferous and sterile; laminae yellow, ± obovate to flabellate, each broadest distal to middle, apices entire or 2–3-toothed. Disc-florets (12–) 20–60 (–100+); corollas yellow, lobes 5; style-branch apices ± truncate or deltoid. Ray cypselae ± roundedquadrate to oblong, wings chartaceous to membranous, entire, spreading (or margins thin, winglike), not ciliolate, faces usually ± tuberculate, sometimes smooth; pappi 0. Disc cypselae spatulate to oblong, wings chartaceous to membranous, entire, spreading (or margins thin, winglike), ciliolate, faces usually ± tuberculate, sometimes smooth; pappi of 2 lanceolate to subulate scales 1–4 (–5+) mm. x = 12.
Discussion
Species 3 (3 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Key
1 | Calyculi of ovate-deltate bractlets (3–)4–6+ mm; scales of pappi 3–4(–5) mm | Coreopsis calliopsidea |
1 | Calyculi of oblong to linear bractlets (1–)3–8+ mm; scales of pappi 1–3 mm | > 2 |
2 | Ray laminae (5–)12–20+ mm; paleae basally adnate to and falling with cypselae; scalesof pappi 2–3 mm | Coreopsis bigelovii |
2 | Ray laminae 3.5–8 mm; paleae not adnate to and falling with cypselae; scales of pappi ca. 1 mm | Coreopsis hamiltonii |
"broader" is not a number.