Bidens hyperborea explained

Bidens hyperborea (common names estuary beggarticks, northern beggarticks^[1] estuary bur-marigold^[2]) is a coastal species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.^[3]

Distribution

It grows along the coasts of Hudson Bay, the Arctic Ocean, and the North Atlantic Ocean in eastern Canada (Labrador,^[4] Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia) and the northeastern United States (Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York).^[5]

Description

Bidens hyperborea is an annual herb, growing up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. It produces yellow flower heads, sometimes one at a time, sometimes 2 or 3, each containing both disc florets and (usually) ray florets. The species grows in salt marshes and along the banks of marine estuaries.^{[6] [7]}

External links

• Flore Laurentienne, Bidens hyperborea Greene. ― Bident hyperboréal. ― (Northern beggarticks). in French
• Oliver Hull, Bidens hyperborea Watercolour on paper, pewter coins, rare earth magnets

Notes and References

1. https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/bidens/hyperborea/ Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society, Bidens hyperborea Greene, northern beggar-ticks
2. http://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/features/bidhyp.htm Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Maine Natural Areas Program, Bidens hyperborea Greene, Estuary Bur-marigold
3. urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:32480-2 . Bidens hyperborea Greene . 2024-08-06.
4. http://nhm2.uio.no/paf/86#paf-861301 Pan-arctic flora, 861301 Bidens hyperborea Greene
5. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/State/Bidens%20hyperborea.png Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
6. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066230 Flora of North America, Bidens hyperborea Greene, Pittonia. 4: 257. 1901.
7. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/52476#page/268/mode/1up Greene, Edward Lee 1901. Pittonia 4(24B): 257–258