Bidens connata Muhlenberg. Purplestem Beggar-ticks. Phen: Aug-Oct. Hab: Marshes, bogs, wet meadows, disturbed areas. Dist: QC, ON, and ND south to GA, AL, and KS.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = C, FNA21, G, Il, K1, Mi, NE, NY, Ok, Pa, S, Tat, Va; > Bidens connata Muhl. var. ambiversa Fassett – F; > Bidens connata Muhl. var. anomala Farw. – F, Sherff & Alexander (1955); > Bidens connata Muhl. var. connata – F, Sherff & Alexander (1955); > Bidens connata Muhl. var. fallax (Warnst.) Sherff – F, Sherff & Alexander (1955); > Bidens connata Muhl. var. gracilipes Fernald – F; > Bidens connata Muhl. var. inundata Fernald – F; > Bidens connata Muhl. var. petiolata (Nutt.) Farw. – F, GrPl, Sherff & Alexander (1955); > Bidens connata Muhl. var. pinnata S.Watson – F; < Bidens tripartita L. – K3, RAB

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ?: 8