Bidens wiebkei
| Wiebke's beggarticks | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Bidens |
| Species: | B. wiebkei
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| Binomial name | |
| Bidens wiebkei Sherff
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Bidens wiebkei, the Molokaʻi koʻokoʻolau or Wiebke's beggarticks, is a
Molokaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. There are three occurrences of the plant remaining, for a total population of fewer than 1000.[3]
This is a perennial herb growing erect to a maximum height near one meter. It has compound leaves divided into leaflets and bears clusters of
flower heads with yellow ray florets. Its natural habitat types include lowland moist forests and moist shrubland
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It is threatened by
brush fires, overgrazing and human construction activity.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ The Plant List, Bidens wiebkei Sherff
- ^ "The Nature Conservancy". Archived from the original on 2002-11-23. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
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