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Bidens cabopulmensis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Asteraceae

Tribe
  
Heliantheae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Asterales

Subfamily
  
Asteroideae

Subtribe
  
Coreopsidinae

Bidens cabopulmensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It is known only from the region in and near Cabo Pulmo National Park. This is in the State of Baja California Sur in western Mexico.

Bidens cabopulmensis is an perennial herb up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall, generally branching only near the base. It produces one yellow flower heads per branch, each head containing both disc florets and ray florets. The species grows on coastal sand dunes.

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Bidens cabopulmensis Wikipedia