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Asteraceae

Grassland beggarticks

Bidens micrantha Gaudich.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Bidens

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Grassland beggarticks: Bidens micrantha subsp. kalealaha (flowers). Location: Maui, Auwahi
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Grassland beggarticks, Beggarticks
Hawaiian
Kokolau, Kookoolau, Koolau, Koʻokoʻolau, Koʻolau, Kōʻokoʻolau

Synonyms

  • Bidens micrantha var. micrantha
  • Campylotheca australis Less.
  • Campylotheca micrantha var. micrantha

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.