Eaton's Beggarticks (Bidens eatonii)

Photo Credit: Donald Cameron

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Asteraceae
State: CT, MA, ME, NB, NJ, QC
Nature Serve ID: 155436
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Eatons Bur-marigold, is an annual member of the Sunflower Family with small flowering heads that look daisies. It can be distinguished from similar species because it has simple, not compound, leaves, the stalks of the leaves are winged, and its flowering heads only have 7-30 flowers. Eatons Bur-marigold is only found growing in tidal areas, in either marshes or flats in and in either salt or freshwater. (Maine Natural Areas Program, 2013; New England Wildflower Society, 2017). As of 2016, Eatons Bur-marigold was listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN because of its very restricted range (Northeastern America) and the many threats to it persistence, such as habitat degradation, human development and pollution.

Where is Eaton's Beggarticks (Bidens eatonii) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Eaton's Beggarticks can be found in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Quebec

Which CPC Partners conserve Eaton's Beggarticks (Bidens eatonii)?

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Assigned 06/09/17

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Eaton's Beggarticks (Bidens eatonii) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Bidens eatonii
Authority	Fernald
Family	Asteraceae
CPC Number	6091
ITIS	35720
USDA	BIEA
Duration	Annual
Common Names	Eaton's Beggarticks \| Eaton's Beggar-ticks \| Bident d'Eaton \| Eaton's Bur-marigold
Associated Scientific Names	Bidens eatonii var. fallax \| Bidens eatonii var. illicita \| Bidens eatonii var. interstes \| Bidens eatonii var. kennebecensis \| Bidens eatonii var. major \| Bidens eatonii var. mutabilis \| Bidens eatonii var. simulans \| Bidens eatonii
Distribution

State Rank

State	State Rank
Connecticut	S1
Massachusetts	S1
Maine	S2
New Brunswick	S1
New Jersey	S1.1
Quebec	S3

Ecological Relationships

Photos

Photo Credit: Donald Cameron

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