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Also known as sticktight, sticktights

Bidens is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. The genus include roughly 230 species which are distributed worldwide. Despite their global distribution, the systematics and taxonomy of the genus has been described as complicated and unorganized. The common names beggarticks, black jack, burr marigolds, '''cobbler's pegs, Spanish needles, stickseeds, tickseeds and tickseed sunflowers' refer to the fruits of the plants, most of which are bristly and barbed. The generic name refers to the same character; Bidens comes from the Latin bi ("two") and dens'' ("tooth").

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Bidens is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, also classified under Compositae. It belongs to the order Asterales and the class Magnoliopsida within the phylum Tracheophyta. The name derives from the Latin words for "two" and "tooth." The genus is accepted under the authority L. and is commonly known as Beggars' ticks.

One species within this group is referred to as White beggarticks. Records for Bidens have been documented in Mexico, with data held by institutions including CICY, IBUNAM, and GH. The taxon has been observed 90,295 times on iNaturalist and is associated with 4,520 records and 2,682 media files in iDigBio.

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Species

Beggars' ticks

Genus

  1. PhylumTracheophyta
  2. ClassMagnoliopsida
  3. OrderAsterales
  4. FamilyCompositae
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona
Observations90,295

General: Bidens (from Lat. bi, two, dens, tooth).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4,520
With media
2,682
Family
Asteraceae
Collections
CICY, IBUNAM, GH
Recorded in
Mexico

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Phylogeny, taxonomy and diversity
  • Species
  • Formerly placed here
  • Distribution
  • Human use and interactions
  • Photo gallery
  • References
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Bidens is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. The genus include roughly 230 species which are distributed worldwide. Despite their global distribution, the systematics and taxonomy of the genus has been described as complicated and unorganized. The common names beggarticks, black jack, burr marigolds, '''cobbler's pegs, Spanish needles, stickseeds, tickseeds and tickseed sunflowers' refer to the fruits of the plants, most of which are bristly and barbed. The generic name refers to the same character; Bidens comes from the Latin bi ("two") and dens ("tooth").

== Phylogeny, taxonomy and diversity == thumb|300x300px|Bidens cernua Despite their global distribution, the systematics and taxonomy of the genus has been described as complicated and unorganized. The genus include roughly 230 species.

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