nodding bur marigold |
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Bidens cernua |
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| Taxonomy | Family: |
Asteraceae (aster) |
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Subfamily: |
Asteroideae |
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Supertribe: |
Helianthodae |
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Tribe: |
Coreopsideae |
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| Nativity | Native |
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| Habitat | Wet. Meadows, marshes, swamps, bogs, river banks, roadside ditches. Full to partial sun. |
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| Flowering | August to October |
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| Flower Color | Yellow ray florets, yellow disk florets |
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| Identification | The leaves are simple, toothed, stalkless, joined at the base. There are 7–10 leafy bracts below each flower head. The flower heads usually have 8 short ray florets but these ray florets may be missing. They are erect but nod when they age. |
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| Synonyms | Bidens cernua var. dentata Bidens cernua var. elliptica Bidens cernua var. integra Bidens cernua var. minima Bidens cernua var. oligodonta Bidens cernua var. radiata Bidens filamentosa Bidens glaucescens Bidens gracilenta Bidens minima Bidens prionophylla |
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| Common Names |
bur marigold nodding beggartick nodding beggarticks nodding bur marigold nodding burmarigold nodding burr-marigold sticktight |
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