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Bidens tenuisecta

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Bidens tenuisecta

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Bidens
Species:
B. tenuisecta
Binomial name
Bidens tenuisecta
Synonyms[1]

Bidens cognata Greene

Bidens tenuisecta , the slim lobe beggarticks,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua)[3] and the western United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah, with a few isolated populations in Texas and Idaho). There are also reports of populations in the northeastern United States (Massachusetts, New York, Maryland) but these are almost assuredly introductions.[4][5]

Bidens tenuisecta is an annual herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall. It produces up to three yellow flower heads per branch, each had containing both disc florets and ray florets. The Plant grows in meadows and along mountain streams.[4]

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Bidens tenuisecta A.Gray
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Bidens tenuisecta​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. ^ SEINet, Southwestern biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Bidens tenuisecta A. Gray description, photos, distribution map
  4. ^ a b Flora of North America, Bidens tenuisecta A. Gray
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
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