Bidens leptocephala explained

Bidens leptocephala, the fewflower beggarticks, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas)^[1] and northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Baja California, Baja California Sur).^{[2] [3]}

Bidens leptocephala is an annual herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Flower heads are sometimes borne one at a time, sometimes in groups of 2 or 3, each head yellow or white with disc florets and sometimes with ray florets. The species usually grows on streambanks.^{[2] [4]}

External links

• Arizona Cooperative Extension, Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Bidens%20leptocephala.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066232 Flora of North America, Bidens leptocephala Sherff, Bot. Gaz. 64: 22. 1917
3. http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=1333 SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Bidens leptocephala Sherff
4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35191859#page/37/mode/1up Sherff, Earl Edward 1917. Botanical Gazette 64(1): 22–23.