| Description | Beggar-Ticks (Bidens frondosa) Brush up against the ripe flower of this plant and dozens of hook like seeds will attach. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Weeds |
| Moisture | mosit to average |
| Soil & Site | prefers moist areas |
| Flowers | composite head, two ray flowers not always present and a centeral brown disk or female disk flowers, 8-5 outward spreading green bracts. |
| Fruit | flat, black, wedge shaped achene, two points on the apex with down pointing hooks (NASTY) |
| Leaves | compound, 3-5 leaflets, opposite, two simple, lanceolate leaves found below the terminal bud |
| Stems | 4 angles, flutes, smooth, take on a purplish ting and freely branching |
| Dimensions | 2-5 feet |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Misc Facts | Since it is found naturally growing along streams the roots are eaten by Muskrats and seeds by Ducks (Missouri Wild Flowers web site) AKA: Stick Tights, Bur Marigold, Pitch Fork Weed |
| Author's Notes | I don't know how many times I have been working in gardens and come out load with the beggar ticks of this plant. They are difficult to get off your clothing. Best way to rid an area of this plant is to learn to recognize it when it is small and yank it before it has a chance to produce seeds. |
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