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Bidens discoidea (Torr. & A. Gray) Britton

Common Name: SWAMP BEGGAR-TICKS
Coefficient of Conservatism: 7
Coefficient of Wetness: -3
Wetness Index: FACW
Physiognomy: Nt A-Forb

Swamps, often on hummocks and mossy logs; muddy shores, usually in shaded places.

Even the larger plants of this species are rather small-headed, especially in contrast to B. vulgata.

R. W. Smith

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Counties
Baraga
Barry
Berrien
Houghton
Huron
Ingham
Ionia
Kalamazoo
Kent
Lake
Lenawee
Livingston
Mason
Mecosta
Muskegon
Newaygo
Oakland
St. Clair
St. Joseph
Van Buren
Washtenaw

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 17, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/248