Contains 19 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Coreopsis L.
TICKSEED
Classification
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ASTERALES
Coreopsis
Citation
COREOPSIS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 907. 1753.
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TYPE: Coreopsis lanceolata Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 3: 489. 1913.
Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Coreopsis auriculata
Coreopsis basalis Lobed Coreopsis
Coreopsis delphiniifolia Larkspur Coreopsis
Coreopsis falcata Pool Coreopsis
Coreopsis gladiata Swamp Coreopsis
Coreopsis grandiflora var. grandiflora Large-flowered Coreopsis
Coreopsis grandiflora var. harveyana Large-flowered Coreopsis
Coreopsis integrifolia Chipola Dye-flower
Coreopsis lanceolata Longstalk Coreopsis
Coreopsis latifolia Broadleaf Coreopsis
Coreopsis linifolia Savanna Coreopsis
Coreopsis major Woodland Coreopsis
Coreopsis palustris Beadle's Coreopsis
Coreopsis pubescens var. pubescens Common Hairy Coreopsis
Coreopsis pubescens var. robusta Mountain Hairy Coreopsis
Coreopsis rosea Pink Tickseed, Rose Coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria var. tinctoria Calliopsis, Plains Coreopsis
Coreopsis tripteris Tall Coreopsis
Coreopsis verticillata Threadleaf Coreopsis
Identification Key
1.  Ray corollas entire to minutely 2- or 3-fid at the apex; disc corollas 5-lobed, with 5 anthers; usually at least some proximal leaves palmately lobed or compound
1.  Ray corollas distinctly 3-4-lobed at the apex, the median lobe often bilobed, sometimes with darker colored blotches at base or near middle; disc corollas 4- or 5-lobed with 4-5 anthers; leaves simple, pinnately divided, or with a few basal auricles
1.  (Anacis key) Petioles 0-0.5 cm long; ray corolla 11-13-striate; disc corolla yellow
1.  Petioles 0.5-5 cm long; ray corolla 16-17-striate; disc corolla red to purple or brownish
1.  (Coreopsis key) Leaves opposite; disc corolla 5-lobed with 5 anthers, and yellow (if reddish, the ray corolla with reddish blotches near base)
1.  Leaves alternate or opposite; disc corolla 4-lobed with 4 anthers, and reddish (if 5-lobed, then ray corolla without reddish blotches)
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2.  Leaves opposite, usually some pinnately divided; paleae linear-attenuate; cypselae oblong-elliptic, outer surface rounded, inner surface flat, wings entire
2.  Leaves alternate or opposite, simple; paleae linear, oblanceolate, to spatulate; cypselae oblong, flattish, wings deeply fimbriate-lacerate
1.  (sect. Coreopsis) Annuals; ray corolla often with reddish or purplish blotches near the base
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1.  Perennials; ray corolla without reddish blotches
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2.  Stem leafy throughout; phyllaries glabrous, occasionally with marginal cilia; disc corolla dark reddish purple; cypselae with corky, inflexed wings, epappose
2.  Stem mostly with leaves at the base; phyllaries usually somewhat hairy; disc corolla yellow; cypselae with flat wings and 2 deciduous white pappi
3.  Stem with leaves crowded towards the base, the main stem usually with up to 6 nodes above the base, the flowering stems to 25 cm long and sometimes bracteate distally, the peduncles half or more of the stem height; heads 3.5-6 cm wide at anthesis
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3.  Stem leafy throughout, with up to 12 nodes above the base, the flowering stems 8-20 cm long and leafy, the peduncles less than half the stem height; heads 2.5-4 cm wide at anthesis
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4.  Leaves 15-30 times longer than wide, occasionally the blade with 1-2 small lateral lobes, glabrous
4.  Leaves 2.5-13(17) times longer than wide, sometimes some strongly lobed, glabrous to pubescent
5.  Mid-cauline leaves simple or with 2-4 lobes, blade or segments ovate to elliptic-lanceolate, rarely linear-lanceolate
5.  Mid-cauline leaves 1-2 pinnately divided with (3)5-9 linear-lanceolate segments
1.  (sect. Calliopsis) Ray corolla yellow to orange-yellow; pappus 0.5-1.5 mm long, palea-like, triquetrous, antrorsely barbed or hispid; cypselae winged
1.  Ray corolla yellow usually with a reddish-brown to purplish spot near base; pappus absent or of short awns to 0.5(1) mm long, glabrous; cypselae winged or not
1.  (sect. Eublepharis) Leaves opposite, the blades ovate to elliptic, 15-35 mm wide
1.  Leaves alternate, or opposite with blades linear to narrowly elliptic
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2.  Ray corolla lavender to purple-pink; disc corolla yellow-green to brown
2.  Ray corolla yellow to orange, sometimes with a reddish area near the base; disc corolla reddish brown
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3.  Stem zigzag, internodes mostly shorter than the adjacent leaves, leafy to near the middle of the stem; leaves often with moniliform hairs; adaxial phyllaries oblong-linear to lanceolate; cypselae obovate
3.  Stem mostly straight, internodes mostly longer than the adjacent leaves, leaves primarily basal; leaves glabrous; adaxial phyllaries deltoid to triangular; cypselae oblong
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4.  Leaves with inconspicuous (viewable at 40x) black dots; heads (30)40-75 mm wide, 5-15 mm high at anthesis; cypselae 2-4.5 mm long
4.  Leaves often with numerous conspicuous black dots; heads 20-30(40) mm wide, 3-5 mm high at anthesis; cypselae 1.5-2 mm long
Genus Synonyms
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No synonyms found.