Bidens leptocephala

Bidens leptocephala, the fewflower beggarticks,[1] is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas)[2] and northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Baja California, Baja California Sur).[3][4]

Bidens leptocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Bidens
Species:
B. leptocephala
Binomial name
Bidens leptocephala
Sherff

Bidens leptocephala is an annual herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Flower heads are sometimes borne one at a time, sometimes in groups of 2 or 3, each head yellow or white with disc florets and sometimes with ray florets. The species usually grows on streambanks.[3][5]

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