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Bidens leptocephala
Bidens leptocephala, the fewflower beggarticks,[1] is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas)[2] and northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Baja California, Baja California Sur).[3][4]
| Bidens leptocephala | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Bidens |
| Species: | B. leptocephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Bidens leptocephala Sherff | |
Bidens leptocephala is an annual herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Flower heads are sometimes borne one at a time, sometimes in groups of 2 or 3, each head yellow or white with disc florets and sometimes with ray florets. The species usually grows on streambanks.[3][5]
References edit
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Bidens leptocephala". 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
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Bidens leptocephala Sherff, Bot. Gaz. 64: 22. 1917
- ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Bidens leptocephala Sherff description, photos, distribution map
- ^ Sherff, Earl Edward 1917. Botanical Gazette 64(1): 22–23. description in Latin, commentary in English
External links edit
- Arizona Cooperative Extension, Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants
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