Bidens conjuncta
| Bog Beggarticks | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Subtribe: | Coreopsidinae |
| Genus: | Bidens |
| Species: | B. conjuncta |
| Binomial name | |
| Bidens conjuncta Sherff | |
The Bog Beggarticks (Bidens conjuncta) is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family.[1][2] It belongs to the genus Bidens, collectively called kokoʻolau or koʻokoʻolau in the Hawaiian language. Bidens conjuncta is found only on western Maui.
Its natural habitat are wet forests and bogs. It is threatened by habitat loss due to the spread of invasive weeds and brushfires.[3]
References
- ↑ Sherff, Earl Edward 1923. Botanical Gazette; Paper of Botanical Notes 76: 162
- ↑ The International Plant Names Index
- ↑ Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. (2003). Bidens conjuncta. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 20 July 2007.
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