Bidens discoidea explained

Bidens discoidea, the small beggarticks, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across eastern Canada and the eastern and central United States, from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas.[1]

Bidens discoidea is an annual herb up to 180 cm (72 inches) tall. It produces as many as 3 flower heads containing orange disc florets but no ray florets. The species grows in marshes and other wet sites.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Bidens%20discoidea.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242416176 Flora of North America, Bident discoïde, Bidens discoidea (Torrey & A. Gray) Britton
  3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10009627#page/339/mode/1up Torrey, John & Asa Gray. 1842. Flora of North America 2(2): 339