Small Beggarticks

Bidens discoidea (Torr. & A. Gray) Britton - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 5.2 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Root Depth: 8 inches

Growth Form: Single Crown

Growth Rate: Rapid

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Late Summer

Seasonal Growth: Spring, Summer, Fall

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: Yes

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: Medium

Fire Tolerance: Low

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.