Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Bidens laevis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Read more about Showy Bur-marigold at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bidens laevis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Bidens laevis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-70-001:
Bidens laevis FAMILY Asteraceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Bidens laevis
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Bidens nashii
COMMON NAME:
Showy Bur-marigold, Smooth Beggarticks
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Jerry Bright jeb_mg_7197c
October Sumter County SC
Sparkleberry Swamp
Opposite, sessile, undivided 2-6" leaves distinguish it from other Bidens, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Bidens laevis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bidens laevis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Bidens laevis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-70-001:
Bidens laevis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Bidens laevis
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Bidens nashii
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