Coreopsis maritima
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Coreopsis |
| Species: | C. maritima
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| Binomial name | |
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Coreopsis maritima,thesea dahlia,[3]is aspeciesoftickseedin thesunflower family.[4]
Coreopsis maritimais native toSouthern CaliforniaandBaja California,primarily in coastalCalifornia chaparral and woodlandshabitats. It grows on mainland ocean bluffs inSan Diego Countyand in northernBaja California,with a few isolated populations reported from just west ofMalibuinLos Angeles County,Santa Cruz IslandinSanta Barbara County,and Stoddard Canyon north ofRancho Cucamongain extreme southwesternSan Bernardino County.[5][3]
Description
[edit]Coreopsis maritimais aperennialthat grows 10–40 cm tall but sometimes to 80 cm (4 to 32 inches). The plant hasfoliagethat is lobed and mostlylinearin shape, with lobes that are 5–30 mm long and 1–2 mm wide. The 12–20 mm long flower phyllaries number 12–13, sometimes more, and they arelanceolate.[6]
Plants bloom in late winter to early summer, with normally one or twoflower headsper stem, on 15 to 30 cm longpeduncles,but sometimes 4 or moreheadscan be found per stem.Flower headshave 16-21ray floretswithlaminae20–35+ mm long.[6]
Thedisccorollas are 5.5–7 mm long.[6]
Cypselaeorfruitsare 6–7 mm long and oblong-rectangular.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^The Plant List,Coreopsis maritima(Nutt.) Hook.f.
- ^abCalflora taxon report, University of California,Leptosyne maritima(Nutt.) A. Gray, sea dahlia
- ^Hooker, Joseph Dalton 1876. Curtis's botanical magazine plate 6241 plus two subsequent text pagesfull-page color illustration,diagnosisinLatin,description and commentary in English
- ^Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences v.49 (1913) pg. 340
- ^abcdCoreopsis maritimain Flora of North America
External links
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Media related toCoreopsis maritimaat Wikimedia Commons- Upper Taxa: Coreopsis Linnaeus sect. Tuckermannia[1]also written as C. sect. Tuckermannia[2]and Coreopsis sect. Tuckermannia
- Jepson Manual Treatment:Coreopsis maritima
- United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile:Coreopsis maritima(Sea dahlia)
- Coreopsis maritima— Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California
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