Devil's Beggartick

Bidens frondosa L.

Aster family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Annual
Mature Height
4.0 feet
Flower Color
Yellow
Bloom Time
Late Summer

Growing Conditions

Shade Tolerance Intermediate
Water Use Medium
Clay Soil No
Sandy Soil Yes
Drought Tolerance Low
Flood Tolerance Medium
Fire Tolerance None
Salt Tolerance None
pH Range 5.2 – 7.2

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Agonopterix atrodorsella, Epiblema otiosana
Fall Color No
Evergreen No

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (I), 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.

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