Smallfruit Beggarticks

Bidens mitis (Michx.) Sherff - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.5 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: Fall

Seasonal Growth: Spring, Summer, Fall

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: Yes

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: Medium

Fire Tolerance: Low

Salt Tolerance: Low

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
Regional Native Status: L48 (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.