Bidens conjuncta, the bog beggarticks, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[2][3] It belongs to the genus Bidens, collectively called kokoʻolau or koʻokoʻolau in the Hawaiian language. Bidens conjuncta is found only on western Maui.

Bog beggarticks
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Bidens
Species:
B. conjuncta
Binomial name
Bidens conjuncta
Sherff

Its natural habitat are wet forests and bogs. It is threatened by habitat loss due to the spread of invasive weeds and brush fires.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Bruegmann, M.M.; Caraway, V. (2003). "Bidens conjuncta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T44115A10858550. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44115A10858550.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sherff, Earl Edward 1923. Botanical Gazette; Paper of Botanical Notes 76: 162
  3. ^ The International Plant Names Index