Bearded Beggarticks

Bidens aristosa (Michx.) Britton

Aster family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Annual, Biennial

Mature Height

3.5 feet

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Late Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use High

Drought Tolerance Low

Flood Tolerance Medium

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Low

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 5.0 – 7.0

Frost-Free Days 140 days

Precipitation 22 – 55 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Cirrhophanus triangulifer

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.