Bidens micrantha
Bidens micrantha | |
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subsp. kalealaha | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Bidens |
Species: | B. micrantha
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Binomial name | |
Bidens micrantha | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Synonymy
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Bidens micrantha is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name grassland beggarticks. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, where it and other Bidens species are known as kōʻokoʻolau.[2] It occurs in many types of habitat on Lānaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi, including rocky cliffs, dry forests, mesic forests, wet forests, and high shrublands.[2]
- B. m. ssp. micrantha (Maui)
- B. m. ssp. ctenophylla (Sherff) Ganders & Nagata (leeward Hualālai on Hawaiʻi)
- B. m. ssp. kalealaha Ganders & Nagata (Lānaʻi and West Maui)
While B. m. ssp. micrantha is considered secure, B. m. ssp. ctenophylla is uncommon and vulnerable and B. m. ssp. kalealaha is rare and
This is aflower heads with yellow ray florets. It is grown as an ornamental plant and groundcover in Hawaii.[2]
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References
- ^ a b The Plant List, Bidens micrantha Gaudich.
- ^ a b c d e "Bidens micrantha". Native Plants Hawaii. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ^ "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands". Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ^ "ko'oko'olau (Bidens micrantha kalealaha)". United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
External links
- Media related to Bidens micrantha at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Bidens micrantha at Wikispecies