Bidens discoidea, the small beggarticks,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across eastern Canada and the eastern and central United States, from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas.[3]
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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. discoidea
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Bidens discoidea is an annual herb up to 180 cm (72 inches) tall. It produces as many as 3 flower heads containing orange disc florets but no ray florets. The species grows in marshes and other wet sites.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Bidens discoidea (Torr. & A. Gray) Britton
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Bidens discoidea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Bident discoïde, Bidens discoidea (Torrey & A. Gray) Britton
- ^ Torrey, John & Asa Gray. 1842. Flora of North America 2(2): 339 as Coreopsis discoidea
External links
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