Bidens heterodoxa, the Connecticut beggarticks,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern Canada (Québec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island) and the northeastern United States (Connecticut).[3][4][5][6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Bidens |
| Species: | B. heterodoxa
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Bidens heterodoxa is an annual herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces as many as 3 flower heads containing yellow disc florets but usually no ray florets (occasionally 1, 2, or 3). The species grows mostly along the banks of estuaries and coastal salt marshes.[7]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Bidens heterodoxa Fernald & H.St.John
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Bidens heterodoxa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Fernald, Merritt Lyndon & St. John, Harold 1915. Rhodora 17(193): 23-24
- ^ Fernald, Merritt Lyndon 1932. Rhodora 34:116-117
- ^ Fernald, Merritt Lyndon 1913. Rhodora 15(172): 76
- ^ Flora of North America, Bident différent, Bidens heterodoxa (Fernald) Fernald & H. St. John
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