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Eaton's Beggarticks

Bidens eatonii

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Maine.January 4, February 3, March 4, April 7, May 17, June 13, July 10, August 9, September 8, October 7, November 3, December 3.
United States159
Maine88
Canada84
Quebec84
Massachusetts22
New York22
Connecticut14
New Hampshire9
New Jersey4

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusBeggarticks · Bidens

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Eaton's Beggarticks with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.