familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Heliantheae
subtribeAsteraceae (tribe Heliantheae) subtribe Coreopsidinae
genusCoreopsis
sectionCoreopsis sect. Tuckermannia
speciesCoreopsis gigantea

Coreopsis gigantea

(Kellogg) H. M. Hall

Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 3: 142. 1907.

John L. Strother
Basionym: Leptosyne gigantea Kellogg Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 4: 198. 1872
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 187. Mentioned on page 186.
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Subshrubs or shrubs (± pachycaul, fleshy), (10–) 30–250+ cm. Leaf lobes mostly filiform, 10–35 (–75) × 0.5–1 (–2) mm. Heads (1–) 8–12+ per stem. Peduncles 4–12 (–18+) cm. Calyculi of 4–12+ ovate to linear bractlets (5–) 7–12+ mm. Phyllaries 8–14+, lanceovate, 10–12+ mm. Ray-florets 8–13+; laminae 20–35+ mm. Disc corollas 5–6 mm. Cypselae oblong-obovate, 5–7 mm. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering Jan–Jul.
Habitat: Coastal bluffs, dunes
Elevation: 0–200 m

Distribution

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Calif., Mexico (Baja California)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broader" is not a number.

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2n chromosome quantity
24 +
Anther base shape
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Anther theca coloration
dark +  and pale +
Apex fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Apex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Apex shape
2-3-toothed;entire +
Apex size
subequal +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage presence
absent +
Apical appendage shape
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendage shape
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
Array architecture
paniculiform +, cymiform +  and corymbiform +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
John L. Strother +
Authority
(Kellogg) H. M. Hall +
Awn architecture
smooth +  and ciliate or barbed +
Awn atypical quantity
4 (8) +
Awn quantity
1 +  and 2 +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Base shape
decurrent +
Basionyms
Leptosyne gigantea +
Blade architecture
simple +
Blade architecture or shape
entire +
Blade shape
lobed +
Body architecture
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
Body architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Body relief
tuberculate +  and rugose +
Bract atypical quantity
8 (21) +
Bract quantity
3;8 +
Bractlet atypical quantity
3 (8) +
Bractlet atypical some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Bractlet fusion
distinct +
Bractlet growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Bractlet quantity
4;12 +
Bractlet shape
ovate;linear +
Bractlet some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
Bristle shape
Plumose (?) +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Calyculus quantity
Of 1 (15+ bractlets) +
Corolla architecture
zygomorphic +
Corolla coloration
yellow +
Corolla height or length or size
shorter +
Cusp pubescence
bristly +
Cusp quantity
2 (?) +
Cusp some measurement
0.1mm;0.2mm +
Cypsela architecture
winged +  and thin-margined +
Cypsela architecture or shape
beaked +
Cypsela growth form
dimorphic +
Cypsela shape
oblong-obovate +
Cypsela some measurement
5mm;7mm +
Disc-floret quantity
80 (150) +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Disc corolla some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distribution
Calif. +  and Mexico (Baja California) +
Elevation
0–200 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Face architecture or shape
beaked +
Face pubescence
glabrous +
Face relief
more or less papillate +  and tuberculate +
Face shape
linear-fusiform;4-angled;ovate;orbiculate;oblong;linear;cuneate +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
Floret atypical quantity
5;15 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
1;5 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Glomerule arrangement
singly +
Habitat
Coastal bluffs, dunes +
Head architecture
discoid +  and radiate +
Head architecture or arrangement
radiate +
Head arrangement
in open , more or less corymbiform arrays +  and singly +
Head atypical quantity
1 (8) +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head quantity
8;12 +
Head reproduction
homogamous +  and heterogamous +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Involucre diameter
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
less globose;cylindric +
Lamina coloration
yellow +
Lamina shape
less elliptic +  and oblong +
Lamina some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Lamina width
broadest +
Leaf architecture
sessile +  and petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf lobe atypical length
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br />) +
Leaf lobe atypical width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Leaf lobe length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Leaf lobe shape
filiform +
Leaf lobe width
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Leaf position
cauline +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
less deltate +  and lanceovate +
Margin architecture or shape
dentate to pinnatifid or palmatifid +  and entire +
Margin texture
scarious +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Palea life cycle
falling +
Palea prominence or shape
flat +
Palea shape
lanceolate;linear-oblong +
Palea texture
scarious +
Pappus atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Pappus life cycle
falling +
Pappus presence
absent +
Pappus quantity
2 +
Pappus shape
of 1-2 , smooth to ciliate or barbed awns or scales +  and coroniform +
Peduncle atypical some measurement
12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br /> (18 cm180 mm <br />0.18 m <br />) +
Peduncle some measurement
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Peripheral floret presence
absent +
Peripheral floret quantity
In 1 (3+ series) +
Petal fusion
connate +
Phenology
Flowering Jan–Jul. +
Phyllary duration
persistent +
Phyllary fusion
distinct +
Phyllary life cycle
falling +
Phyllary quantity
8 +  and 14 +
Phyllary shape
Lanceovate (?) +
Phyllary size
unequal +
Phyllary some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Phyllary texture
Membranous (?) +
Publication title
Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. +
Publication year
1907 +
Ray-floret architecture
pistillate +
Ray-floret atypical quantity
5 (8) +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
8 (13) +
Ray-floret reproduction
fertile +
Receptacle architecture
paleate +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle shape
flat;convex +
Reference
None +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Series quantity
2 +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V19-20-21/V21 453.xml +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
branched +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem quantity
1 +
Style-branch apex architecture or shape
truncate +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
hirsutulous +  and glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +
Synonyms
Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Coreopsideae +  and Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Petrobiinae +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Coreopsis gigantea +
Taxon parent
Coreopsis sect. Tuckermannia +
Taxon rank
species +
Tube variability
equaling +
Ultimate margin shape
toothed +  and entire +
Volume
Volume 21 +
Whole-organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism atypical some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
shrub +  and subshrub +
Whole organism some measurement
30cm (250cm) +
Wing architecture or shape
entire +
Wing pubescence
not ciliolate +
Wing pubescence or texture
corky +  and chartaceous +
Wing shape
lobed +  and toothed +
Wing texture
chartaceous +  and membranous +
X chromosome quantity
14 +