Bidens bigelovii
(Bidens Beggarticks)
Bidens bigelovii, Along FM 166 west of Ft. Davis, Jeff Davis Co. 5596
Bidens bigelovii, Along FM 166 west of Ft. Davis, Jeff Davis Co. 5588
Bidens bigelovii, Along FM 166 west of Ft. Davis, Jeff Davis Co. 5601
Bidens bigelovii, Along FM 166 west of Ft. Davis, Jeff Davis Co. 5584
Bidens bigelovii, Along FM 166 west of Ft. Davis, Jeff Davis Co. 5577
Bidens bigelovii, Along FM 166 west of Ft. Davis, Jeff Davis Co. 5579
| Scientific Name | Bidens bigelovii | USDA PLANTS Symbol | BIBI |
| Common Name | Biden's Beggarticks | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 35716 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Moist soils along streams, seeps, and springs, hillsides and mountain areas; 4,000 to 6,500 ft. Plant: Erect annual 15 to 30 inches tall with smooth, usually branched, stems. Leaves: Opposite on petioles 1/4 to 1 inch long; blades 3/4 to 3-1/2 inches long and 3/8 to 1-5/8 inches wide, rounded to deltate in outline, two or three times pinnately dissected, ultimate lobes with serrate or incised edges with tiny hairs (cilia); surfaces are smooth. Inflorescence: Usually solitary, small, composite flower heads about 1/2-inch across or less, on peduncles up to 6 inches long; 3 to 5 (or none) white rays up to 1/4-inch long and 13 to 25 yellow disk florets in the center; 8 to 13 (or more) linear outer phyllaries. Fruit: Red-brown, flattened outer (ray) achenes about 1/4-inch long; dark brown to black, inner (disk) achenes about 3/8 to 1/2-inch long; all achenes have a pappus of 2 short, erect awns attached to the top. Bloom Period: July to October. References: SEINet and "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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