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Bidens amplectens

Bidens amplectens Sherff

Kokolau, Beggarticks

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Bidens gracilis, Bidens halawana

USDA Symbol: BIAM3

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual , Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Orange , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: HI

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: Q3HE
Status: Endangered
Historic Range: U.S.A. (HI)
Critical Habitat: 17.96(a)
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

Bibliography

Bibref 1790 - Hawaiian Plant Life - Vegetation and Flora (2014) Gustafson, Robert J.; Derral R. Herbst; Philip W. ...

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Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Bidens amplectens in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Bidens amplectens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Bidens amplectens

Metadata

Record Modified: 2018-12-11
Research By: CBR

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