Bidens mitis
smallfruit beggarticks, coastal plain tickseed sunflower
Family
Asteraceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
compound, odd-pinnate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
yellow
Flower Petals
8
Flower Month
May - October
Height (meters)
0.3 - 1.2
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual
Wetland Class
OBL
Field Characters
Leaves 5-, 7-, and 9-parted, simple below, rays present. Achene smoothed edges. Most leaves compound. Highly variable in form.
Habitat
Brackish freshwater marshes, swamps, and other wet places.