Bidens bidentoides explained

Bidens bidentoides is an uncommon North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the northeastern and east-central parts of the United States, the coastal plain of the States of Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey plus the region around the Hudson River estuary in New York.[1] Common name is Delmarva beggar-ticks, in reference to the Delmarva Peninsula in Delaware, eastern Maryland, and eastern Virginia.[2]

Bidens bidentoides is an annual herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall. It usually produces flower heads one at a time, the heads containing both disc florets and ray florets. The species grows along the banks of streams and estuaries.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Bidens%20bidentoides.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  2. http://www.acris.nynhp.org/guide.php?id=8750 New York Natural Heritage Program, Delmarva Beggar-ticks, Bidens bidentoides (Nutt.) Britt.
  3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066224 Flora of North America, Bidens bidentoides (Nutt.) Britton