Bidens connata Muhl. ex Willd.

Swamp Beggar-ticks, Purple-stemmed Beggar-ticks

Synonyms: Bidens heterodoxa var. heterodoxa, Bidens heterodoxa var. orthodoxa

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Asteraceae

Genus: Bidens

Species: Bidens connata

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
RI - Concern

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACW

PHOTOS OF Bidens connata