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Beggartick

Bidens sp.

Description:

Bidens is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. The common names beggarticks, black jack, burr marigolds, cobbler's pegs, Spanish needles, stickseeds, tickseeds and tickseed sunflowers refer to the fruits of the plants, most of which are bristly and barbed, with two sharp pappi at the end. The generic name refers to the same character; Bidens comes from the Latin bis ("two") and dens ("tooth").

1 Species ID Suggestions

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago
Beggartick
Bidens sp. Bidens pilosa


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1 Comment

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

Hi, I can't see the leaves on your pictures and can't decide which species is your flower, B. alba or B. pilosa

James McNair
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James McNair

Cocoa, Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 24, 2014
Submitted on Mar 24, 2014

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