Bidens conjuncta, the bog beggarticks, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[2][3] It belongs to the genus Bidens, collectively called kokoʻolau or koʻokoʻolau in the Hawaiian language. Bidens conjuncta is found only on western Maui.
Bog beggarticks | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Bidens |
Species: | B. conjuncta
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Binomial name | |
Bidens conjuncta Sherff
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Its natural habitat are wet forests and bogs. It is threatened by habitat loss due to the spread of invasive weeds and brush fires.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Bruegmann, M.M.; Caraway, V. (2003). "Bidens conjuncta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T44115A10858550. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44115A10858550.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Sherff, Earl Edward 1923. Botanical Gazette; Paper of Botanical Notes 76: 162
- ^ The International Plant Names Index