Bidens connata

Bidens connata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Bidens
Species:
B. connata
Binomial name
Bidens connata
Muhl. ex Willd.
Synonyms[1]
  • Bidens decipiens Warnst.
  • Bidens petiolata Nutt.
  • Bidens sandbergii Rydb.

Bidens connata , the purplestem beggarticks[2] or London bur-marigold,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of Eurasia, North Africa, and North America, and naturalized in Australia and on certain Pacific Islands.[4][5][6]

Bidens connata is an annual herb up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall. It produces as many as 3 yellow flower heads containing both disc florets and ray florets. The species grows in marshes and other wet sites.[4]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Bidens connata Muhl. ex Willd.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Bidens connata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. ^ a b Flora of North America, Bidens connata Muhlenberg ex Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 3: 1718. 1803
  5. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Forbicina connata, Bidens connata Muhl. ex Willd.
  6. ^ Atlas of Living Australia

External links

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