Bidens aristosa (Michx.) Britt.
Detail
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Botanical Name
- Bidens aristosa (Michx.) Britt.
- Common Name
- Tickseed Sunflower
- Synonym(s)
- Bidens polylepis Blake
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Bidens aristosa (Michx.) Britt.
- Comments
- Primarily a Midwestern species, Bidens aristosa has likely been introduced over much of Virginia in response to post-settlement land clearing and other disturbances. Whether it was originally native to western parts of the state is uncertain.
- Habitat
- Fields, meadows, roadsides, and clearings; usually in moist to wet soils. Common in the Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and at low elevations in the mountains.
- Native Status
- Not Specified
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