Coreopsis bigelovii

Coreopsis bigelovii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Coreopsis
Species:
C. bigelovii
Binomial name
Coreopsis bigelovii
Synonyms[2]
  • Leptosyne bigelovii (A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Pugiopappus bigelovii A.Gray

Coreopsis bigelovii is a species of flowering plant in the daisy or sunflower family, Asteraceae, with the common names Bigelow coreopsis and Bigelow's tickseed.[3] It is endemic to California.[4]

The plant is known from the southern California Coast Ranges, southwestern Sierra Nevada, Transverse Ranges, and the Mojave and Colorado deserts. It is widespread in a number of habitat types from Merced and Inyo Counties south to San Diego County.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ John L. Strother (2006). "Coreopsis Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 907. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 388. 1754". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Magnoliophyta: Asteridae (in part): Asteraceae, part 3. Flora of North America. Vol. 21. Oxford University Press. pp. 185–198.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Coreopsis bigelovii (A.Gray) H.M.Hall
  3. ^ Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd Ed., p. 206
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ^ "Leptosyne bigelovii". in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora. Jepson Herbarium; University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Steven. K. (2018). "Leptosyne bigelovii". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  7. ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Leptosyne bigelovii (A. Gray) A. Gray, Bigelow coreopsis