Beggarticks

Bidens frondosa

Bidens frondosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is an annual herb widespread across much of Canada and the United States. It is known in many other parts of the world as an introduced species, including Europe, Asia, Morocco, and New Zealand. Its many common names include devil's beggarticks, devil's-pitchfork, devil's bootjack, sticktights, bur marigold, pitchfork weed, tickseed sunflower, leafy beggarticks, and common beggar-ticks.

Scientific name

Bidens frondosa

Family

Asteraceae

IUCN status

LC