Smallfruit beggarticks
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Bidens mitis
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Asteraceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wet to moist wildflower gardens. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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Availability: |
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Grown by one or two native plant nurseries in central Florida. |
Description: |
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Medium herbaceous wildflower. |
Height: |
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About 2-3 feet in height. Taller than broad. |
Growth Rate: |
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Fast. |
Range: |
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Southeastern United States north to New Jersey, west to Texas and south to Palm Beach and Collier counties. |
Habitats: |
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Marshes and swamps. |
Soils: |
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Wet to moist, seasonally inundated organic or sandy soils, with humusy top layer. |
Nutritional Requirements: |
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Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive. |
Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. |
Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
Drought Tolerance: |
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Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought. |
Light Requirements: |
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Full sun. |
Flower Color: |
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Yellow. |
Flower Characteristics: |
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Showy. |
Flowering Season: |
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All year. |
Fruit: |
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Inconspicuous achene. |
Wildlife and Ecology: |
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Attracts native bees and other beneficial insects. Provides valuable insects and seeds for birds. |
Horticultural Notes: |
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Can be grown from seed. |
Comments: |
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See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.
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