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Bearded Beggarticks

Bidens polylepis

Other common name(s):

Tickseed Sunflower

Family:

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Flatwoods, Floodplains and Low Terraces3, Pleistocene Fluvial Terraces, Red River Bottomlands, Southern Tertiary Uplands, Tertiary Uplands

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Herbaceous, Wetland

Height

2
to
5
ft.

Spread

1
to
3
ft.

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Annual

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Poor Drainage, Moist

Light Requirement

Sun, Part Shade

Water Requirement

High

Native Habitat

Grassland, Woodland, Wetland or Riparian

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

Yellow

Bloom Season

Summer, Fall

Seasonal Interest

Seeds, Nectar, Larval Host, Flowers

Wildlife Benefit

Caterpillars, Butterflies, Birds, Bees

Maintenance

Low maintenance. Native habitat is wet meadows, roadside ditches, abandoned fields, and low ground. Reseeds prolifically. Seeds stick to clothing. Propagation: Seed.

Comments

Slender, leafy, much-branched stems bearing several yellow, daisy-like flower heads. Seeds are consumed by birds. Larval Host: Dainty Sulfur butterfly.
Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonyms: Bidens aristosa, Bidens aristosa var. fritcheyi, Bidens aristosa var. mutica, Bidens aristosa var. retrorsa, Bidens involucrata, Bidens polylepis, Bidens polylepis var. retrorsa

References

1) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=35732, 2) https://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=2320&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 3) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=BIAR, 4) https://www.prairiemoon.com/bidens-polylepis-bearded-beggarticks, 5) https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/main.php?pg=show-taxon.php&&plantname=bidens&limit=1&offset=15&taxonid=5808, 6) https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/bidens-aristosa/, 7) https://www.prairiemoon.com/bidens-polylepis-bearded-beggarticks

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PO Box 3017
Fredericksburg, TX 78624

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