Bidens frondosa

Bidens frondosa

Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Bidens
Species:
B. frondosa
Binomial name
Bidens frondosa
Synonyms
List
  • Bidens frondosa var. anomala Porter ex Fernald
  • Bidens frondosa f. anomala (Porter ex Fernald) Fernald
  • Bidens frondosa var. caudata Sherff
  • Bidens frondosa var. major Hook.
  • Bidens frondosa var. minor Hook.
  • Bidens frondosa var. pallida (Wiegand) Wiegand
  • Bidens frondosa var. stenodonta Fernald & H.St.John
  • Bidens melanocarpa Wiegand
  • Bidens melanocarpa var. pallida Wiegand

Bidens frondosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is an annual herb widespread across much of Canada and the United States. It is known in many other parts of the world as an introduced species, including Europe, Asia, Morocco, and New Zealand. Its many common names include devil's beggarticks, devil's-pitchfork, devil's bootjack, sticktights, bur marigold, pitchfork weed, tickseed sunflower, leafy beggarticks, and common beggar-ticks.