Bidens connata

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Bidens
Species:	Bidens connata Muhl. ex Willd.
Common Name	Purplestem Beggarticks
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaf Venation: ternate; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Orange; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: head; Inflorescence Types: pairs; Inflorescence Types: solitary; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 4; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	4
Status	Native; TN[SNR] KY[S5?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Bidens connata f. anomala	Bidens connata f. anomala (Farw.) E. G. Voss
Bidens connata var. fultior	Bidens connata var. fultior

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Bullitt (KY), Fleming (KY), Franklin (KY), Hart (KY), Jefferson (KY), Menifee (KY), Hawkins (TN), Marion (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Unicoi (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, MDKY, MEM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1968 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100780525	Menifee	Kentucky	10 Sep 2017	Thomas McFadden 682	EKY Bidens connata
31234100242427	Fleming	Kentucky	12 Oct 2000	Kim Feeman 1511	EKY Bidens connata
31234100242393	Franklin	Kentucky	05 Oct 1980	Hal Bryan 675	EKY Bidens connata
31234100242419	Fleming	Kentucky	17 Sep 1999	Kim Feeman 751	EKY Bidens connata
MEM004495	Ballard	Kentucky	23 Sep 1968	Raymond Athey 478	MEM Bidens connata
APSC0122045	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Bidens connata
HTTU035889	White	Tennessee			HTTU Bidens connata
ETSU005816	Unicoi	Tennessee	29 Sep 2015	Frosty Levy	ETSU Bidens connata
N/A	Hawkins	Tennessee	03 Jul 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker	ETSU Bidens connata
MDKY00010217	Fleming	Kentucky			MDKY Bidens connata
ETSU026404	Hawkins	Tennessee	03 Jul 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker 19569	ETSU Bidens connata
APSC0042416	Marion	Tennessee			APSC Bidens connata
APSC0122006	Hart	Kentucky			APSC Bidens connata
APSC0081204	Franklin	Kentucky			APSC Bidens connata
APSC0035826	Polk	Tennessee			APSC Bidens connata
APSC0122004	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Bidens connata
N/A	Menifee	Kentucky	12 Oct 2018	Calvin Andries 265	EKY Bidens connata
MDKY00010218	Fleming	Kentucky			MDKY Bidens connata
HTTU002649	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Bidens connata

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