Coreopsis grandiflora

Hogg ex Sweet

Brit. Fl. Gard. 2: plate 175. 1826.

Endemic
Synonyms: Coreopsis grandiflora var. harveyana (A. Gray) Sherff Coreopsis grandiflora var. longipes (Hooker) Torrey & A. Gray Coreopsis grandiflora var. saxicola (Alexander) E. B. Smith Coreopsis saxicola
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 194. Mentioned on page 185, 193.

Perennials, 40–60+ cm. Aerial nodes proximal to first peduncle usually 6–10+, distalmost 1–3 internodes 4–7+ cm. Leaves: mostly cauline on proximal 2/3–7/8 of plant heights; petioles 0 or 10–35+ mm; blades usually 1 (–2) -irregularly pinnately or ± pedately lobed with (3–) 5–9+ lobes, rarely simple, simple blades or terminal lobes narrowly lanceolate to linear or filiform, 15–45 (–90+) × (0.5–) 2–8 (–12+) mm. Peduncles 8–15 (–25+) cm. Calyculi of lanceolate to linear bractlets 3.5–9+ mm. Phyllaries lanceovate, 7–9 (–12) mm. Ray laminae yellow, 12–25+ mm. Disc corollas 3.3–4.8 mm, apices yellow. Cypselae 2–3+ mm, wings spreading, ± chartaceous, entire or irregularly toothed to pectinate. 2n = 26 (+ 0–2B).


Phenology: Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat: Sandy soils, ditches and roadsides, other disturbed sites, granite and sandstone outcrops
Elevation: 30–300+ m

Distribution

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Ont., Que., Ala., Ark., Conn., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

Coreopsis grandiflora var. inclinata J. R. Allison from glades in Alabama may merit recognition.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broader" is not a number.

... more about "Coreopsis grandiflora"
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
dark +  and pale +
connate +  and distinct +
3-lobed +
subequal +
scarious +
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
paniculiform +, cymiform +  and corymbiform +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
John L. Strother +
Hogg ex Sweet +
smooth +  and ciliate or barbed +
1 +  and 2 +
purple +  and redbrown +
decurrent +
4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
narrowly lanceolate;linear or filiform +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
tuberculate +  and rugose +
lanceolate;linear +
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
winged +  and thin-margined +
obovate +  and oblong +
fertile +  and bisexual +
0.33 cm3.3 mm <br />0.0033 m <br /> (0.48 cm4.8 mm <br />0.0048 m <br />) +
fertile +  and bisexual +
Ont. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mich. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +  and Wis. +
30–300+ m +
papillate +  and smooth +
linear-fusiform;4-angled;ovate;orbiculate;oblong;linear;cuneate +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Sandy soils, ditches and roadsides, other disturbed sites, granite and sandstone outcrops +
discoid +  and radiate +
in open , more or less corymbiform arrays +  and singly +
indeterminate +
homogamous +  and heterogamous +
each +  and sessile +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
less globose;cylindric +
broadest +
sessile +  and petiolate +
less deltate +  and lanceovate +
dentate to pinnatifid or palmatifid +  and entire +
distalmost +  and proximal +
1 +  and 3 +
2-carpellate +
attenuate;less lanceolate;linear +
persistent +
of 1-2 , smooth to ciliate or barbed awns or scales +  and coroniform +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Flowering May–Aug. +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Brit. Fl. Gard. +
fertile +  and sterile +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
flat;convex +
subulate +  and lanceolate +
exalbuminous +
appendaged +  and truncate +
hirsutulous +  and glabrous +
papillate +
Coreopsis grandiflora var. harveyana +, Coreopsis grandiflora var. longipes +, Coreopsis grandiflora var. saxicola +  and Coreopsis saxicola +
Coreopsis grandiflora +
Coreopsis sect. Coreopsis +
species +
4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
narrowly lanceolate +  and linear or filiform +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
toothed +  and entire +
40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br /> (200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br />) +
shrub +  and subshrub +
not ciliolate +
irregularly toothed +  and pectinate +
membranous +