Index / Search / Bidens aristosa
§1 Plant
Bidens aristosa (Michx.) Britton
vernacular bearded beggarticks — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Annual, Biennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Bidens
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 822 counties across 31 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Low
- Shade
- Medium
- Moisture use
- High
- Fire
- Low
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- Medium
- CaCO₃
- Medium
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- 52 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 140 min.
- Precipitation
- 22–55 in/yr
- pH range
- 5–7
- Root depth
- 8 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Single Crown
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Mature height
- 3.5 ft
- Foliage texture
- Coarse
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Late Summer
- Seed abundance
- High
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Rapid
- Stratify
- No
- Seeds / lb
- 130,000
- Propagation
- seed
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- Low
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Low
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 822 counties across 31 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Carroll 05015
- Chicot 05017
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Cross 05037
- Dallas 05039
- Desha 05041
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Grant 05053
- Hempstead 05057
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jackson 05067
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lafayette 05073
- Lawrence 05075
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Monroe 05095
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Perry 05105
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Sebastian 05131
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Woodruff 05147
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 86 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Brown 17009
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Carroll 18015
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dubois 18037
- Floyd 18043
- Greene 18055
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Lawrence 18093
- Newton 18111
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- Scott 18143
- Spencer 18147
- Sullivan 18153
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Adair 19001
- Adams 19003
- Carroll 19027
- Clarke 19039
- Davis 19051
- Decatur 19053
- Fremont 19071
- Guthrie 19077
- Hancock 19081
- Iowa 19095
- Jasper 19099
- Johnson 19103
- Lee 19111
- Lucas 19117
- Madison 19121
- Mahaska 19123
- Marion 19125
- Muscatine 19139
- Polk 19153
- Poweshiek 19157
- Ringgold 19159
- Tama 19171
- Union 19175
- Van Buren 19177
- Warren 19181
- Washington 19183
- Wayne 19185
- Worth 19195
Kansas view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Coffey 20031
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Franklin 20059
- Greenwood 20073
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Allen 21003
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Bracken 21023
- Butler 21031
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carroll 21041
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Garrard 21079
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Livingston 21139
- Logan 21141
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Menifee 21165
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Pendleton 21191
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Scott 21209
- Spencer 21215
- Warren 21227
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Carroll 22035
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 102 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Atchison 29005
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Daviess 29061
- DeKalb 29063
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Mercer 29129
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 5 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 13 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 7 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Anson 37007
- Beaufort 37013
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Cabarrus 37025
- Chatham 37037
- Chowan 37041
- Cleveland 37045
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Davidson 37057
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gates 37073
- Graham 37075
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Harnett 37085
- Henderson 37089
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Montgomery 37123
- Onslow 37133
- Pasquotank 37139
- Person 37145
- Pitt 37147
- Richmond 37153
- Rockingham 37157
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Union 37179
- Wake 37183
Ohio view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Adair 40001
- Atoka 40005
- Bryan 40013
- Cherokee 40021
- Cleveland 40027
- Coal 40029
- Craig 40035
- Creek 40037
- Delaware 40041
- Haskell 40061
- Johnston 40069
- Latimer 40077
- Le Flore 40079
- Mayes 40097
- McCurtain 40089
- Muskogee 40101
- Noble 40103
- Nowata 40105
- Oklahoma 40109
- Okmulgee 40111
- Osage 40113
- Ottawa 40115
- Pushmataha 40127
- Rogers 40131
- Sequoyah 40135
- Tulsa 40143
- Washington 40147
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Carbon 42025
- Chester 42029
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Fayette 42051
- Huntingdon 42061
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lehigh 42077
- Mifflin 42087
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Schuylkill 42107
- Somerset 42111
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
South Carolina view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Benton 47005
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Campbell 47013
- Cannon 47015
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Lincoln 47103
- Loudon 47105
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Overton 47133
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Trousdale 47169
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Wayne 47181
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Austin 48015
- Bowie 48037
- Burleson 48051
- Cass 48067
- Chambers 48071
- Fannin 48147
- Fort Bend 48157
- Gregg 48183
- Grimes 48185
- Hardin 48199
- Harris 48201
- Houston 48225
- Jasper 48241
- Jefferson 48245
- Lamar 48277
- Leon 48289
- Liberty 48291
- Madison 48313
- Montgomery 48339
- Morris 48343
- Nacogdoches 48347
- Newton 48351
- Panola 48365
- Polk 48373
- Robertson 48395
- Sabine 48403
- San Augustine 48405
- Smith 48423
- Travis 48453
- Tyler 48457
- Walker 48471
- Waller 48473
Virginia view state ↗ 83 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Warren 51187
- Wise 51195
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Fayette 54019
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Lewis 54041
- Lincoln 54043
- Marion 54049
- Mason 54053
- McDowell 54047
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Morgan 54065
- Ohio 54069
- Pocahontas 54075
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Upshur 54097
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
- Wyoming 54109
Wisconsin view state ↗ 2 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
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Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
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