Bidens cernua

Species category

Weed

Common name

nodding beggartick, nodding bur-marigold

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

Conical

Size

  • Length: 4–6 mm
  • Width: 1.8–2.5 mm
  • Thickness: 1.8–2.5 mm

Color

Black with white ribs

Texture

Smooth between barbed ribs

Other structures

Barbed awnsAwn:
A narrow, bristle-like organ, as on the glumes or lemmas of grasses (Poaceae).
are a continuation of barbed ribs.

Identification notes

AchenesAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.
have four longitudinal ribs.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Asteraceae

Valid name

Bidens cernua L.

Synonyms

Bidens cernua L. var. cernua
Bidens cernua L. var. dentata (Nutt.) B. Boivin
Bidens cernua L. var. elliptica Wiegand
Bidens cernua L. var. integra Wiegand
Bidens cernua L. var. minima (Huds.) Pursh
Bidens cernua L. var. oligodonta Fernald & H. St. John
Bidens cernua L. var. radiata DC.
Bidens glaucescens Greene

 Bidens cernua.  Achenes with four longitudinal ribs and barbed awns.
Bidens cernua. Achenes with four longitudinal ribs and barbed awns.