Bidens hyperborea (common names estuary beggarticks,[3] northern beggarticks[4] estuary bur-marigold[5]) is a coastal species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[6]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Bidens |
Species: | B. hyperborea
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Distribution
editIt grows along the coasts of Hudson Bay, the Arctic Ocean, and the North Atlantic Ocean in eastern Canada (Labrador,[7] Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia) and the northeastern United States (Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York).[8]
Description
editBidens hyperborea is an annual herb, growing up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. It produces yellow flower heads, sometimes one at a time, sometimes 2 or 3, each containing both disc florets and (usually) ray florets. The species grows in salt marshes and along the banks of marine estuaries.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Bidens hyperborea Greene
- ^ Fernald, Merritt Lyndon 1918. Rhodora 20(236): 146-150
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Bidens hyperborea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society, Bidens hyperborea Greene, northern beggar-ticks
- ^ Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Maine Natural Areas Program, Bidens hyperborea Greene, Estuary Bur-marigold
- ^ "Bidens hyperborea Greene". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Pan-arctic flora, 861301 Bidens hyperborea Greene
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Bidens hyperborea Greene, Pittonia. 4: 257. 1901.
- ^ Greene, Edward Lee 1901. Pittonia 4(24B): 257–258
External links
edit- Flore Laurentienne, Bidens hyperborea Greene. ― Bident hyperboréal. ― (Northern beggarticks). in French
- Oliver Hull, Bidens hyperborea Watercolour on paper, pewter coins, rare earth magnets