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Asteraceae

Largefruit beggarticks

Bidens macrocarpa (A.Gray) Sherff

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Bidens

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Largefruit beggarticks: Bidens macrocarpa (largefruit beggarticks). In the open just below the windswept area at the top of the Poamoha trail.
Photo: John Game, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Largefruit beggarticks

Synonyms

  • Bidens macrocarpa var. macrocarpa
  • Bidens macrocarpa var. ovatifolia (A.Gray) Sherff
  • Campylotheca macrocarpa Hillebr.
  • Campylotheca mutica A.Heller
  • Coreopsis macrocarpa A.Gray

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: 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.