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Bigelow's Coreopsis
Leptosyne bigelovii
  
4 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About Bigelow's Coreopsis (Leptosyne bigelovii) 4 Nurseries Carry This Plant 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. It is endemic to California. 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. Coreopsis bigelovii is annual herb that produces one to many stems with erect, stemlike inflorescences 10 to 30 centimeters tall. The leaves are divided into narrow lobes which are sometimes subdivided, and most of the leaves are located at the base of the plant. The many inflorescences bear solitary flower heads, each with a bulbous involucre of rough phyllaries. The flower head has a center of many yellow disc florets and a fringe of 5 to 10 ray florets up to 2. 5 centimeters (1 inch) long. The fruit is a small achene. The fruit of the ray floret is rough and bumpy and lacks a pappus; that of the disc floret is more slender, shiny, edged with hairs, and tipped with a pappus of scales. Uses. This plant was eaten as a raw or cooked green vegetable by the native Kawaiisu and T batulabal peoples of California.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Annual herb, Succulent

Size
Size
0.33 - 1 ft tall

Flower Color
Flower Color
Yellow

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring

Wildlife Supported
 


 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1 confirmed , 5 likely * ) SHOW ALL
Euproserpinus phaeton Image
Phaeton Primrose Sphinx Moth Euproserpinus phaetonEuproserpinus phaeton
*
Synchlora aerata Image
Wavy-Lined Emerald Synchlora aerataSynchlora aerata
*
Suleima helianthana Image
Sunflower Bud Moth Suleima helianthanaSuleima helianthana
*
Synchlora frondaria Image
Southern Emerald Synchlora frondariaSynchlora frondaria
*
Argyrotaenia franciscana Image
Orange Tortrix Moth Argyrotaenia franciscanaArgyrotaenia franciscana
*
Xanthothrix ranunculi Image
Xanthothrix ranunculiXanthothrix ranunculi

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun

Moisture
Moisture
Extremely Low, Very Low

Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 4

Common uses
Common uses
Bee Gardens

Propagation
Propagation?
For propagating by seed: Freshly harvested seeds need dry storage at 68°F for 5-8 wks. before sowing (Capon and Van Asdall 1967).

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
7, 8*, 9*, 10, 11, 12*, 13*, 14, 15, 16, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Dry areas

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 2.4" - 53.7", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 2.25", Coldest Month: 24.6" - 60.6", Hottest Month: 45.5" - 90.2", Humidity: 0.92" - 48.21", Elevation: -132" - 11310"

Alternative Names
Botanical Names: Coreopsis bigelovii
Common Names: Bigelow Coreopsis, Bigelow's Tickseed


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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