Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Tribe Heliantheae Scientific name Bidens conjuncta Rank Species | Order Asterales Subfamily Asteroideae Subtribe Coreopsidinae Higher classification Bidens | |
Similar Bidens wiebkei, Bidens amplectens, Bidens micrantha, Bidens cosmoides, Bidens campylotheca | ||
The bog beggarticks (Bidens conjuncta) is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It belongs to the genus Bidens, collectively called kokoʻolau or koʻokoʻolau in the Hawaiian language. Bidens conjuncta is found only on western Maui.
Its natural habitat are wet forests and bogs. It is threatened by habitat loss due to the spread of invasive weeds and brushfires.
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