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Asteraceae

Cosmosflower beggarticks

Bidens cosmoides (A.Gray) Sherff

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Bidens

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Cosmosflower beggarticks: Koʻokoʻolau or Cosmosflower beggarticks Asteraceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauaʻi only) Oʻahu
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Cosmosflower beggarticks

Synonyms

  • Bidens cosmoides var. cosmoides
  • Bidens cosmoides var. refracta Hochr.
  • Bidens dimidiata O.Deg. & Sherff
  • Campylotheca cosmoides Hillebr.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: native

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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.