Characteristics
Bidens laevis (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
smooth beggar ticks
Tidal fresh water marshes.
Herbaceous
Annual
Vascular
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Bidens laevis is a suspect species. On a single plant, some flowers may key to B. laevis and some key to B. cernua. There seems to be little separating these two species. More research is needed.
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Native
Threatened-State
OBL (NWPL EMP)
OBL (NWPL NCNE)
S2 (State Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Asterales
Bidens laevis (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. - smooth beggar ticks
Citation
Bidens laevis (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
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Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.