Bidens bipinnata

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 2: 832. 1753.

IntroducedIllustrated
Synonyms: Bidens bipinnata var. biternatoides Sherff
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 210. Mentioned on page 207, 211.

Annuals, (15–) 30–100 (–150+) cm. Leaves: petioles 20–50 mm; blades rounded-deltate to ovate or lanceolate overall, (20–) 30–70+ × (20–) 30–60+ mm, (1–) 2 (–3) -pinnatisect, ultimate lobes obovate or lanceolate, 15–45+ × 10–25+ mm, bases truncate to cuneate, ultimate margins entire, sometimes ciliolate, apices rounded to acute or attenuate, faces usually glabrous, sometimes hirtellous. Heads usually borne singly, sometimes in ± corymbiform arrays. Peduncles (10–) 20–50 (–100) mm. Calyculi of (7–) 8 (–10) linear bractlets 3–5 mm, ± appressed, margins ciliate, abaxial faces usually glabrous. Involucres ± campanulate, 5–7 × 3–4 (–5) mm. Phyllaries 8–12, lanceolate to linear, 4–6 mm. Ray-florets 0 or 3–5+; laminae yellowish or whitish, 1–2 (–3) mm. Disc-florets 10–20 (–30+); corollas yellowish to whitish, 2–3 mm. Cypselae redbrown, outer weakly obcompressed, 7–15 mm, inner ± 4-angled, linear to linear-fusiform, 12–18 mm, margins not ciliate, apices ± attenuate, faces 2-grooved, often tuberculate-hispidulous; pappi of (2–) 3–4, erect to divergent, retrorsely barbed awns 2–4 mm. 2n = 24, 72.


Phenology: Flowering (Jun–)Aug–Sep(–Oct).
Habitat: Fields, forests, disturbed, wettish sites
Elevation: 10–1800 m

Distribution

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N.B., Ont., Ala., Ariz., Ark., Conn., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Md., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va., South America, Europe, Asia, Pacific Islands

Discussion

Bidens bipinnata is probably native in eastern Asia and introduced in South America, Europe, Asia, and Pacific Islands.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Bidens bipinnata"
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
dark +  and pale +
connate +  and distinct +
attenuate;rounded;acute or attenuate +
subequal +
scarious +
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
John L. Strother +  and Ronald R. Weedon +
Linnaeus +
ciliate +  and barbellate +
3 +  and 4 +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
truncate +  and cuneate +
compound +  and simple +
(1-)2(-3)-pinnatisect +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
rounded-deltate;ovate or lanceolate +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
tuberculate +  and rugose +
erect +  and spreading or reflexed +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
yellowish +  and whitish +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
subterete +, linear-fusiform +, 4-angled +, cuneate +  and oblanceolate or obovate +
fertile +  and bisexual +
fertile +  and bisexual +
sessile +  and petiolate +
N.B. +, Ont. +, Ala. +, Ariz. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Va. +, W.Va. +, South America +, Europe +, Asia +  and Pacific Islands +
10–1800 m +
tuberculate-hispidulous +, hirtellous +  and glabrous +
tuberculate +, striate +  and scabrellous +
linear-fusiform;4-angled;ovate;orbiculate;oblong;linear;cuneate +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Fields, forests, disturbed, wettish sites +
discoid +  and radiate +
disciform +  and discoid +
indeterminate +
homogamous +  and heterogamous +
each +  and sessile +
linear +  and linear-fusiform +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
campanulate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
whitish +  and yellowish +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
sessile +  and petiolate +
whorled +  and opposite +
deltate +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
2-carpellate +
less flat;slightly navicular +
persistent +
of 1-2 , smooth to ciliate or barbed awns or scales +  and coroniform +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Flowering (Jun–)Aug–Sep(–Oct). +
connate +  and distinct +
8 +  and 12 +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
styliferous +  and neuter +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
convex;flat +
exalbuminous +
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
appendaged +  and truncate +
hirsutulous +  and glabrous +
papillate +
Bidens bipinnata var. biternatoides +
Bidens bipinnata +
species +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
lanceolate;obovate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
toothed +, serrate +, laciniate +  and dentate +
100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br /> (150 cm1,500 mm <br />1.5 m <br />) +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
shrub +  and subshrub +