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White beggarticks

Bidens alba

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 China.January 941, February 1,030, March 1,925, April 3,222, May 1,623, June 735, July 774, August 1,008, September 1,129, October 1,559, November 1,265, December 867.
United States45,192
China16,078
Taiwan15,365
Taiwan Province14,282
Yilan County1,939
Louisiana1,641
New Taipei1,368
Yunlin County1,336
Mexico1,313
Hualien County1,175

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
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial 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 White beggarticks with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.