Biology:Bidens tenuisecta
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Bidens |
| Species: | B. tenuisecta
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| Binomial name | |
| Bidens tenuisecta A.Gray
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bidens cognata Greene | |
Bidens tenuisecta , the slim lobe beggarticks,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua)[3] and the western United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah, with a few isolated populations in Texas and Idaho). There are also reports of populations in the northeastern United States (Massachusetts , New York, Maryland) but these are almost assuredly introductions.[4][5]
Bidens tenuisecta is an annual herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall. It produces up to three yellow flower heads per branch, each had containing both disc florets and ray florets. The Plant grows in meadows and along mountain streams.[4]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Bidens tenuisecta A.Gray
- ↑ "Bidens tenuisecta". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=BITE. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ↑ SEINet, Southwestern biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Bidens tenuisecta A. Gray description, photos, distribution map
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Flora of North America, Bidens tenuisecta A. Gray
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15593747 entry
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