Bidens discoidea

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family (Traditional)Asteraceae
GenusBidens
Species:Bidens discoidea (Torr. & A. Gray) Britton
Common NameSmall Beggarticks
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: SM; 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; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: ternate; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 3; Anther Type: Basifixed; 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: 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 8
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); 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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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

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Bidens tenuissima Bidens tenuissima
Coreopsis discoidea Coreopsis discoidea

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), Clinton (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Hickman (KY), Livingston (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), Marshall (KY), Robertson (KY), Rowan (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Benton (TN), Blount (TN), Cannon (TN), Claiborne (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Haywood (TN), Henry (TN), Humphreys (TN), Lake (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Robertson (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BOON, EKY, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1961 - 2001

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100242476 Robertson Kentucky 23 Sep 1961 Dan Pittillo
15
EKY
Bidens discoidea
TENN-V-0232850 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Bidens discoidea
TENN-V-0232839 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Bidens discoidea
TENN-V-0232847 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Bidens discoidea
001053 Obion Tennessee 09 Oct 1976 Browne, Elizabeth
76H6.1
BOON
Bidens discoidea
APSC0109349 Clinton Kentucky
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0084795 Livingston Kentucky 06 Oct 1986 Max Medley
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0027391 Hickman Kentucky
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0084834 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0027438 Montgomery Tennessee 20 Jul 1971 Edward Chester
APSC
Bidens discoidea
MEM013328 Lake Tennessee 09 Oct 1976 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
76H2.1
MEM
Bidens discoidea
APSC0027431 Lake Tennessee
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0109350 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Bidens discoidea
TENN-V-0232849 Robertson Tennessee
TENN
Bidens discoidea
TENN-V-0232848 Robertson Tennessee
TENN
Bidens discoidea
TENN-V-0232834 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Bidens discoidea
TENN-V-0232842 Humphreys Tennessee
TENN
Bidens discoidea
APSC0027424 Stewart Tennessee 15 Oct 1986 Edward Chester
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0027433 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0027427 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0109346 Clinton Kentucky
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0116805 White Tennessee
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0027435 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0027432 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Bidens discoidea
UCHT029380 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Bidens discoidea
MDKY00010220 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Bidens discoidea
TENN-V-0232838 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Bidens discoidea
TENN-V-0232837 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Bidens discoidea
TENN-V-0232841 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Bidens discoidea
APSC0027426 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0109348 Clinton Kentucky
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0027434 Montgomery Tennessee 10 Sep 2001 Susan Fletcher
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0027429 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0101756 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0072105 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Bidens discoidea
MDKY00010219 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Bidens discoidea
TENN-V-0232836 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Bidens discoidea
APSC0109347 Clinton Kentucky
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0121952 Logan Kentucky 16 Sep 1993 Landon McKinney
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0119523 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0027436 Henry Tennessee
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0109344 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0027425 Stewart Tennessee 25 Oct 1985 Edward Chester
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0109351 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Bidens discoidea
31234100242492 Ballard Kentucky 23 Sep 1968 Raymond Athey
481
EKY
Bidens discoidea
31234100242484 Franklin Kentucky 05 Oct 1985 Steven Rice
FR-828
EKY
Bidens discoidea
TENN-V-0232844 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Bidens discoidea
TENN-V-0232843 Humphreys Tennessee
TENN
Bidens discoidea
APSC0109345 Clinton Kentucky
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0084858 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0027437 Robertson Tennessee
APSC
Bidens discoidea
UOS00692 Coffee Tennessee 20 Sep 2000 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Bidens discoidea
31234100242468 Todd Kentucky 16 Sep 1993 Landon E. McKinney
6033
EKY
Bidens discoidea
31234100242450 Franklin Tennessee 15 Oct 1988 Ronald L. Jones
5534
EKY
Bidens discoidea
TENN-V-0232851 White Tennessee
TENN
Bidens discoidea
TENN-V-0232835 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Bidens discoidea
APSC0027428 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0122019 Marshall Kentucky
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0027423 Stewart Tennessee 08 Sep 1989 Susan Holt
APSC
Bidens discoidea
MEM004186 Livingston Kentucky 23 Sep 1969 Raymond Athey
849
MEM
Bidens discoidea
TENN-V-0232845 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Bidens discoidea
TENN-V-0232846 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Bidens discoidea
TENN-V-0232840 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Bidens discoidea
APSC0084859 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Bidens discoidea
APSC0109343 Cannon Tennessee
APSC
Bidens discoidea
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