species 11,347 observations
Bearded Beggarticks
Bidens aristosa
Field notes
Supports All
165
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Goldenrod Stowaway, Dainty Sulphur, Bidens Borer Moth, Beggartick Leaffolder Moth
8
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Giant Sweat Bee, Melissodes dentiventris, Aster Cellophane Bee, Yellow-faced Miner Bee
7
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Liriomyza cracentis, Asphondylia ovata
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Five-banded Thynnid Wasp, Tupelo-blackjack Aphid, Redpoll, Keeled Treehopper
7
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Transverse-banded Flower Fly, American Bumble Bee, Monarch
141
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained Moist Wet
- Water use
- High
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Resists
- Wet soil
- Habit
- Erect Multi stemmed
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.