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A description of ''Bidens bipinnata'' is provided in [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200023531 The Flora of North America]. | A description of ''Bidens bipinnata'' is provided in [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200023531 The Flora of North America]. | ||
| − | ''B. bipinnata'' is an annual herb. It tends to be a ruderal, weedy species | + | ''B. bipinnata'' is an annual herb. It tends to be a ruderal, weedy species<ref name="fsu">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Bian Tan, Loran C. Anderson, Ed Keppner, Lisa Keppner, Richard S. Mitchell, R.K. Godfrey, R. Kral, Wilson Baker, R. Komarek, Andre F. Clewell, R.A. Norris, and Andre F. Clewell. States and Counties: Florida: Columbia, Wakulla, Bay, Calhoun, Leon, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, and Liberty. Georgia: Grady.</ref>. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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| photo by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae |
| Genus: | Bidens |
| Species: | B. bipinnata |
| Binomial name | |
| Bidens bipinnata L. | |
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| Natural range of Bidens bipinnata from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Spanish needles
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonym: Bidens bipinnata var. bipinnata
Description
A description of Bidens bipinnata is provided in The Flora of North America.
B. bipinnata is an annual herb. It tends to be a ruderal, weedy species[1].
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
B. bipinnata is found in marsh and island communities, river bluffs, and pine-oak woodlands (FSU Herbarium). It has also been found in disturbed areas including campgrounds, roadsides, ditches, disturbed coastal hammocks, old fields, and fire lines (FSU Herbarium). This species prefers shaded environments and moist sandy soil types like sandy loam, red sandy clay, and loamy sand (FSU Herbarium).
Associated species includes Quercus geminata, Desmodium ochroleucum, D. rotundifolium, Pinus, other Quercus's, Cornus florida, Liquidambar styraciflua, and others (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
This species has been observed flowering and fruiting from July to October (FSU Herbarium).
Fire ecology
B. bipinnata is fire tolerant and frequent in firebreaks (FSU Herbarium).
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Bian Tan, Loran C. Anderson, Ed Keppner, Lisa Keppner, Richard S. Mitchell, R.K. Godfrey, R. Kral, Wilson Baker, R. Komarek, Andre F. Clewell, R.A. Norris, and Andre F. Clewell. States and Counties: Florida: Columbia, Wakulla, Bay, Calhoun, Leon, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, and Liberty. Georgia: Grady.
- ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Bian Tan, Loran C. Anderson, Ed Keppner, Lisa Keppner, Richard S. Mitchell, R.K. Godfrey, R. Kral, Wilson Baker, R. Komarek, Andre F. Clewell, R.A. Norris, and Andre F. Clewell. States and Counties: Florida: Columbia, Wakulla, Bay, Calhoun, Leon, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, and Liberty. Georgia: Grady.
