species 113 observations
Fewflower Beggarticks
Bidens leptocephala
Field notes
Bidens leptocephala, commonly known as the fewflower beggarticks, is an annual herbaceous flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas) and northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Baja California, Baja California Sur).
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Poetry Moth, Dainty Sulphur, American Sunflower Moth, Southern Emerald
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Giant Sweat Bee, Melissodes confusus
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Sora, Virginia Rail
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Monarch, Fiery Skipper, Checkered White, Gulf Fritillary
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Moist
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.