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Asteraceae

Arizona beggarticks

Bidens aurea (Aiton) Sherff

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Bidens

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Arizona beggarticks (Bidens aurea)
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Le Mao, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)
Catalan
Bident auri
Chinese
阿魏叶鬼针草, 阿魏葉鬼針草, 金色鬼针草
English
Arizona beggarticks
Estonian
Feerulalehine ruse
mwl
Chá de la huorta
Portuguese
Chá-da-horta
Russian
Череда золотистая, Биденс ферулелистная, Череда ферулелистная

Synonyms

  • Bidens arguta Kunth
  • Bidens arguta var. arguta
  • Bidens arguta var. luxurians (Willd.) DC.
  • Bidens aurea var. aurea
  • Bidens aurea var. wrightii (A.Gray) Sherff
  • Bidens decolorata Kunth
  • Bidens heterophylla Ortega
  • Bidens heterophylla var. heterophylla
  • Bidens heterophylla var. wrightii A.Gray
  • Bidens longifolia DC.
  • Bidens luxurians Willd.
  • Bidens schaffneri var. wrightii (A.Gray) Melchert
  • Bidens tetragona (Cerv.) DC.
  • Bidens warszewicziana Regel
  • Bidens warszewicziana var. bipinnata Regel
  • Bidens warszewicziana var. pinnata Regel
  • Bidens warszewicziana var. simplicifolia Regel
  • Coreopsis aurea Aiton
  • Coreopsis aurea var. incisa Torr. & A.Gray
  • Coreopsis aurea var. subintegra Torr. & A.Gray
  • Coreopsis coronata Walter
  • Coreopsis lucida Cav.
  • Coreopsis luxurians (Willd.) P.Pell.
  • Coreopsis nitida Cav.
  • Coreopsis nitida Hort.
  • Coreopsis tetragona Cerv. ex La Llave & Lex.
  • Coreopsis tetragona Cerv.
  • Coreopsis trichosperma var. aurea (Aiton) Nutt.
  • Diodonta aurea (Aiton) Nutt.
  • Diodonta leptophylla Nutt.
  • Diodonta mitis Nutt.

Flowers

In flower
April to May, August to December (from 257 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.