Bidens connata

Bidens connata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Coreopsidinae
Genus: Bidens
Species: B. connata
Binomial name
Bidens connata
Muhl. ex Willd.
Synonyms[1]
  • Bidens decipiens Warnst.
  • Bidens petiolata Nutt.
  • Bidens sandbergii Rydb.

Bidens connata , the purplestem beggarticks[2] or London bur-marigold,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It is widespread across much of Eurasia, North Africa, and North America, and naturalized in Australia and on certain Pacific Islands.[4][5][6]

Bidens connata is an annual herb up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall. It produces as many as 3 yellow flower heads containing both disc florets and ray florets. The species grows in marshes and other wit sites.[4]

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