Bidens frondosa
devil's beggartick, devil's-pitchfork, sticktight, bur marigold, devil's beggarticks, devil's bootjack, pitchfork weed, sticktights, tickseed sunflower, spanish needles, beggar-ticks, beggarticks
Family
Asteraceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
biternate, compound, ternate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
inconspicuous, yellow
Flower Month
August - October
Height (meters)
0.2 - 1.2
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual
Wetland Class
FACW
Field Characters
Leaves 3- and 5-parted. Outer herbaceous bracts 5-20, margins ciliate, discs 10-15 mm wide.
Habitat
Damp low places like ditches, stream banks, and open marshy sites.