Bidens mitis

Bidens mitis, the smallfruit beggarticks,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the eastern, southeastern, and south-central parts of the United States, from eastern Texas to southern New Jersey.[3]

Bidens mitis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Bidens
Species:
B. mitis
Binomial name
Bidens mitis
(Michx.) Sherff
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Bidens aurea var. incisa Torr. & A.Gray
  • Bidens aurea var. leptophylla Torr. & A.Gray
  • Bidens aurea var. leptophylla (Nutt.) Sherff
  • Bidens aurea var. subintegra Torr. & A.Gray
  • Bidens mitis var. leptophylla (Nutt.) Small
  • Coreopsis ambigua Nutt.
  • Coreopsis arguta Pursh
  • Coreopsis cuspidata Bertol.
  • Coreopsis heterophylla Bertol.
  • Coreopsis jasminifolia Bertol.
  • Coreopsis mitis Michx.
  • Diodonta mitis (Michx.) Nutt.

Bidens mitis is an annual or sometimes perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. It produces numerous yellow flower heads containing both disc florets and ray florets. The species grows in marshes and on the borders of estuaries.[4]

References
  1. The Plant List, Bidens mitis (Michx.) Sherff
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Bidens mitis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America, Bidens mitis (Michaux) Sherff, Bot. Gaz. 81: 43. 1926.

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