Flower · GBIF taxon 5391901
Bearded Beggarticks
Bidens aristosaAlso known as Western Tickseed, Showy Tickseed, Swamp Marigold, Tickseed Beggarticks
Bearded beggarticks transforms low meadows and moist roadsides into seas of brilliant gold each late summer. Swarms of native solitary bees, bumblebees, and butterflies visit the rich nectar disks during peak flowering. By autumn, the spent flower heads develop barbed, flattened seeds with rigid awns that hitchhike effortlessly on mammal fur or hikers' socks to colonize distant damp ground.
WildflowerPollinator MagnetAnnual
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Least ConcernConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXLeast ConcernRed List categories, explained →
Diet & prey
- Photosynthetic
Predators
- White-tailed Deer
- Grasshoppers
- Beetle Larvae
ThreatsWetland drainage, aggressive non-native weeds, and broadcast herbicide use
HabitatsMarshes, wet meadows, ditches, pond margins, and moist disturbed ground
Life span1 season (annual)
Classification
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
- GenusBidens
- SpeciesBidens aristosa
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Safe to observe at a normal distance.
Responsible observation
- Bur Removal: The barbed seed awns cling stubbornly to woven fabric, so use a stiff brush to scrape them off pant legs.
- Pollinator Watching: Visit stands during warm mid-morning hours in late August to photograph dozens of native bee species at once.
Pollinator Sid Mosdell from New Zealand / CC BY 2.0 · cc-by
Close Relative (c) Tom Brandt, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · cc-by-sa
Close Relative (c) Andrew Conboy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by
Same Family Dr Photographer / PUBLIC DOMAIN · public domain
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