Biology:Bidens discoidea

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Bidens discoidea
Bidens discoidea NRCS-1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Bidens
Species:
B. discoidea
Binomial name
Bidens discoidea
(Torr. & A.Gray) Britton
Synonyms[1]
  • Bidens tenerrima Greene ex Sherff
  • Coreopsis discoidea Torr. & A.Gray

Bidens discoidea, the small beggarticks,[2] 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 .[3]

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.[4][5]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15592096 entry