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bog beggarticks
Scientific Name: Bidens conjuncta
Family: Asteraceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Bidens conjuncta - Bog Beggarticks
Bidens conjuncta, commonly known as Bog Beggarticks, is a flowering plant belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
Common Names
- Bog Beggarticks
- Ko`oko`olau (also spelled koko?olau or ko?oko?olau)
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Bidens conjuncta Sherff
- Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
- Genus: Bidens L.
- Rank: Species
- Synonyms/Related Species:
- Bidens chippii (M.B.Moss) Mesfin (mentioned in relation)
- Bidens cernua L. (nodding beggarticks, nodding bur-marigold) - a closely related species, with synonym B. glaucescens Greene
- Bidens frondosa (common beggarticks)
- Bidens laevis (smooth beggarticks)
- Bidens tripartita
- Bidens valida Sherff (Mt. Kahili beggarticks)
- Bidens vulgata Greene (Big Devil's Beggarticks, Tall Beggarticks)
- Bidens aristosa (Bearded Beggarticks, Tickseed sunflower) with synonym Bidens aristosa var. fritcheyi
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to the U.S. (United States).
- Found in bog gardens and cultivated beds.
- Specific locations mentioned include Beaver Lake, Glen Lake, Colquitz Creek, King's Pond, Swan Lake, Rithet's Bog, Somass River, Ladysmith Bog, and Comox Estuary.
- Also found in Beulah Bog, Wisconsin State Natural Area #122, Walworth County.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Described as a perennial subshrub or forb/herb.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Mentioned as being pollinated by insects, specifically smooth beggarticks (Bidens laevis) being pollinated by a dagger fly and being pollinated by a bombyliid fly.
- The plant pathogen Bidens mottle virus was named after the genus.
Resources and Further Information
- Discover Life
- cyclopaedia.net