Coreopsis gigantea

(Kellogg) H. M. Hall

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

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.

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+, lance-ovate, 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

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Coreopsis gigantea"
John L. Strother +
(Kellogg) H. M. Hall +
Leptosyne gigantea +
Calif. +  and Mexico (Baja California). +
0–200 m +
Coastal bluffs, dunes +
Flowering Jan–Jul. +
Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. +
Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Coreopsideae +  and Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Petrobiinae +
Coreopsis gigantea +
Coreopsis sect. Tuckermannia +
species +