Bidens discoidea (Torrey & A. Gray) Britton. Common name: Few-bracted Beggar-ticks. Phenology: Late Aug-Nov. Habitat: Floodplain forests, marshes. Distribution: NS and MN south to ne. FL, Panhandle FL, and TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, Fl7, FNA21, G, GW2, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Oh3, Ok, Pa, RAB, S, SE1, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, Sherff & Alexander (1955); Coreopsis discoidea Torrey & A. Gray. Basionym: Coreopsis discoidea Torr. & A.Gray 1842
Links to other floras: = Bidens discoidea - FNA21
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect annual of floodplain forests and marshes.
Stems: Stems slender, few- to bushy-branched, commonly red, smooth.
Leaves: Leaves opposite, long petiolate, 2-4 3/4 in. long, pinnately divided into 3-5 lance-shaped segments with long tapering tips (upper leaves may be undivided) and sharply toothed margins, mostly smooth.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) on short to long stalks, 1/8-3/8 in. wide, rayless, with deep yellow to orange, tubular disk florets; 2 series of bracts, the inner light or yellowish-green and the outer leaf-like and green, surround the bell-shaped base of each head.
Fruits: Fruit a hairy achene bearing 2 very short, barbed awns (or awnless).
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Height: 1-3 ft. (occasionally to 6 ft.)
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description: Erect annual of floodplain forests and marshes.
stems: Stems slender, few- to bushy-branched, commonly red, smooth.
leaves: Leaves opposite, long petiolate, 2-4 3/4 in. long, pinnately divided into 3-5 lance-shaped segments with long tapering tips (upper leaves may be undivided) and sharply toothed margins, mostly smooth.
inflorescence:
flowers: Composite flowers (heads) on short to long stalks, 1/8-3/8 in. wide, rayless, with deep yellow to orange, tubular disk florets; 2 series of bracts, the inner light or yellowish-green and the outer leaf-like and green, surround the bell-shaped base of each head.
fruits: Fruit a hairy achene bearing 2 very short, barbed awns (or awnless).
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