Bidens tripartitus L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Bidens// Species: Bidens tripartitus L.

The species was determined as Bidens tripartita L. according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976). The accepted name in the Euro+Med Plant Base is Bidens tripartitus L. (Greuter, 2006+).

Lifeform: Annual.

Habitat: A plant of wet habitats, found alongside streams and rivers.

Bidens tripartitus habit in habitat, growing on the edge of a stream near village Beli, 21.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bidens tripartitus habit. Near village Beli, 21.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bidens tripartitus – upper part of plant with flowering stems bearing capitulums. Near village Beli, 21.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bidens tripartitus – flowering stems with capitulums. Near village Beli, 21.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bidens tripartitus  – capitulum. Near village Beli, 21.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bidens tripartitus – .cauline leaf. Near village Beli, 21.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet: http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=7704009&PTRefFk=7000000 [accessed 04.12.2020].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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