Bidens cernua

A common annual that booms from late Auguest to October in Finger Lakes wetlands. Barbed awns on the seeds attach to wildlife and people to spread the seeds.

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Plant Information

Common Name(s): 
nodding beggar's ticks
stick-tight
nodding bur-marigold
Type: 
Native
Herbaceous Plants - Annuals, Biennials, Perennials
Moisture: 
Wet
Light: 
Sun
Part Sun

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