Flora of the Southeastern United States

Anacis delphiniifolia (Lamarck) Z.H. Feng, Z.J. Huang, & Su Liu. Common name: Larkspur Coreopsis. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Dry woodlands. Distribution: The species ranges from e. VA and s. NC south to c. GA, and se. TN (Polk County) (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997), and reputedly AL.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: Smith (1976) indicated that the species is an allopolyploid derivative (at 4×, 6×, and 8×) of Coreopsis major, Coreopsis tripteris, and Coreopsis verticillata. Its range extends south well beyond the range of Coreopsis verticillata.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Feng et al (2024); = Coreopsis ×delphiniifolia Lam. — Smith (1976); = Coreopsis delphinifolia — C, F, G, S, SE1, orthographic variant; = Coreopsis delphiniifolia Lam. — FNA21, K4, Tn, Va; = Gyrophyllum delphiniifolium (Lamarck) Mesfin & D.J. Crawford — Tadesse & Crawford (2023), illegitimate genus name; > Coreopsis delphinifolia var. chlooidea Sherff — Sherff & Alexander (1955); > Coreopsis delphinifolia var. delphinifolia — Sherff & Alexander (1955); > Coreopsis major Walter var. linearis Small — Sherff & Alexander (1955); < Coreopsis major Walter var. stellata (Nutt.) B.L.Rob. — RAB. Basionym: Coreopsis delphinifolia 1786

Links to other floras: = Coreopsis delphiniifolia - FNA21

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Heliophily ⓘ: 8