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Purplestem Beggarticks

Bidens connata

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 346, February 256, March 401, April 630, May 909, June 991, July 1,061, August 912, September 670, October 500, November 273, December 214.
United States11,062
Alaska7,163
Canada1,328
Ontario1,058
New York554
Wisconsin444
Minnesota441
Michigan373
Massachusetts264
Nebraska208

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
  • 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

Sources

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