Small Beggarticks

Bidens discoidea (Torr. & A. Gray) Britton

Aster family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Annual

Mature Height

5.2 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, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Low

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 5.1 – 7.1

Frost-Free Days 130 days

Precipitation 32 – 55 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies

Fall Color Yes

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec

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

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.