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  8. Three-parted Beggarticks

species 6,813 observations

Three-parted Beggarticks

Bidens tripartita

Status
native
Bees
9 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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98 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Dainty Sulphur, Bidens Borer Moth, Beggartick Leaffolder Moth, American Sunflower Moth 8
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Giant Sweat Bee, Melissodes dentiventris, Valiant Long-horned Bee, Aster Cellophane Bee 9
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Liriomyza cracentis, Asphondylia ovata 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll 13
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Confused Haploa Moth, Annulate Masked Bee, Little Masked Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee 66

Children

  • Strawstem Beggarticks

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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