Bidens cernua
nodding beggartick, nodding bur-marigold, nodding burr-marigold, bur marigold, nodding beggarticks, nodding bur marigold, sticktight, nodding burmarigold
Family
Asteraceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate, sessile
Leaf Margin
serrate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear, elliptic, lanceolate, oblanceolate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
yellow
Flower Month
July - October
Height (meters)
0.3 - 1.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual
Wetland Class
OBL
Field Characters
Leaves clasping, stems hairy at top, heads nodding. Ray flowers absent, nodding flowers 1" across.
Habitat
Marshes, bogs, and wet meadows.