Common names: coreopsis beggar-ticks, awnless beggar-ticks, tickseed sunflower

Scientific names: Bidens aristosa (B. involucrata, B. polyepis)

Seasons of significant use: summer

Characteristics: Native, annual or biennial, warm season forb to 5.0 feet. Leaves opposite, compound, pinnate or bipinnate; leaflets mostly linear-lanceolate, serrate; head is of both ray and disk flowers, 0.7-2.0 inches broad; rays golden yellow. Flowers May-September.

Plant community type: Open bottomlands. Primarily in swales and other damp areas such as ditches, stream banks, etc.

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Appendix C: Plants by Common Name
Appendix C: Plants by Scientific Name
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