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Bidens tripartita
Also called Trifid Bur-marigold, Three-lobe beggarticks, European Beggarticks, Erect Bur Marigold, Marigold Bur, Three Lobed Beggarticks, Three Parted Beggarticks
Threelobe beggarticks is an annual wild plant of the daisy family, native to Eurasia, North Africa and North America, and usually found in damp open ground rather than grown in gardens. It is a weedy wildflower with barbed seeds that cling to clothing and fur.
Bidens tripartita is a common and widespread species of flowering plant in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, commonly known as three-lobe beggarticks, three-part beggarticks, leafy-bracted beggarticks or trifid bur-marigold. It is native to much of Eurasia, North Africa, and North America, with naturalized populations in Australia and on some Pacific Islands.
Bidens tripartita is native to much of Eurasia, North Africa, and North America, with naturalized populations in Australia and on some Pacific Islands. Bidens tripartita is considered relatively rare in southwestern British Columbia and was likely introduced from eastern North America and Europe.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bidens tripartita by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
