Bidens discoidea
small beggarticks, swamp beggar-ticks, discoid beggarticks, swamp beggarticks
Family
Asteraceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
biternate, compound, ternate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
orange, yellow
Flower Petals
no petals
Flower Month
May, June, July, September, October, November
Height (meters)
0.3 - 1.8
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual
Wetland Class
FACW
Field Characters
Leaves simple above and 3-parted below. Discoid, rays absent. Outer herbaceous bracts 3-5, not ciliate, dics 3-8 mm wide.
Habitat
Alluvial woods and swamp forests.