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Delmarva beggarticks
Scientific Name: Bidens bidentoides
Family: Asteraceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Other Names: NY (estuary beggar-ticks), PA (swamp beggar-ticks)
Delmarva Beggarticks (Bidens bidentoides)
Bidens bidentoides, commonly known as Delmarva Beggarticks, is an annual herb found in specific environments. Other common names include Maryland Bur-marigold and Estuary Beggar-ticks.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant produces seeds that can cling to fur, giving rise to the common name "beggarticks".
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Bidens bidentoides (Nutt.) Britton
- Family: Asteraceae
- Genus: Bidens L.
- Synonyms: Bidens bidentoides (Nutt.) Britton var. mariana (S.F.Blake) Sherff
Distribution and Habitat
- Delmarva Beggarticks is found along tidal shores and mudflats.
- In New York, it is often found in freshwater tidal mudflats and marshes.
- It is named in reference to the Delmarva Peninsula.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- It is an annual, opposite-leaved herb.
- The leaves are coarsely-toothed and narrow at the base.
- It is a forb/herb (a non-woody plant that is not a grass).
Quirky Facts
- The species was originally placed in the genus Coreopsis and given the species name bidentoides because it resembled plants in the genus.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Smooth Beggarticks (Bidens laevis) is pollinated by bombyliid flies and dagger flies.
Further Information
- Discover Life provides information on the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Bidens bidentoides.
- The New York Natural Heritage Program also offers information on Delmarva Beggarticks.