Plants Profile for Bidens beckii (Beck's water-marigold)

General Information
Symbol:	BIBE2
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Asteraceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 500. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name	Other Common Names
MEBE2	Megalodonta beckii (Torr. ex Spreng.) Greene	Beck's water-marigold
MEBEB	Megalodonta beckii (Torr. ex Spreng.) Greene var. beckii	Beck's water-marigold
MEBEH	Megalodonta beckii (Torr. ex Spreng.) Greene var. hendersonii Sherff	Henderson's water-marigold
MEBEO	Megalodonta beckii (Torr. ex Spreng.) Greene var. oregonensis Sherff	Oregon water-marigold

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae – Aster family
Genus	Bidens L. – beggarticks
Species	Bidens beckii Torr. ex Spreng. – Beck's water-marigold

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Connecticut Megalodonta beckii water-marigold Threatened
Illinois water marigold Endangered
Indiana Beck water-marigold Endangered
Iowa Megalodonta beckii water marigold Endangered
New Jersey water-marigold Endangered
New York Megalodonta beckii var. beckii water-marigold Threatened
Ohio Megalodonta beckii water-marigold Presumed Extirpated
Pennsylvania Megalodonta beckii Beck's water-marigold Endangered

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Arid West	OBL
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	OBL
Great Plains	OBL
Midwest	OBL
Northcentral & Northeast	OBL
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	OBL