Fern-leaved Beggarticks - Bidens ferulifolia
Grows to 30cm in height with small, finely divided bright green leaves and rich yellow daisy-like flowers which may reach 3 to 4 cm across.
Often grown as an annual in hanging baskets and escapes to walls and pavements, so is usually found close to habitation.
Flowering during the summer months.
Bidens ferulifolia is a spreading, short-lived perennial.
Occasional scattered records in Britain.
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Common names
- Fern-leaved Beggarticks
- Species group:
- Wildflowers
- Kingdom:
- Plantae
- Order:
- Asterales
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 31/03/2020 (Cunningham, Sally)
- Last record:
- 31/03/2020 (Cunningham, Sally)
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