Bidens laevis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Bidens laevis (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Bur marigold

2020 Aaron Echols

2016 Barbara Boethling

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2018 Michelle Tollett

2017 Aaron Echols

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2005 Dean Wm. Taylor

2011 Kristin Jacobs

2012 Richard Spellenberg

Bidens laevis is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (200 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Bidens
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: freshwater-marsh

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Bidens elegans
PLANTS	Bidens nashii
PLANTS	Helianthus laevis

More information about Bidens laevis


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (BILA) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/06/2022).