// SPECIES PROFILE · ANNUAL · NATIVE

Bearded beggarticks

Bidens aristosa

Bearded beggarticks (Bidens aristosa) is a annual in the — family. Native range includes AR, KS, MO, OK. Hardy in zones 2b–10a. Mature size 2'–5'. Blooms Jul–Nov.

// QUICK FACTS

Family: —
Group: annual
Native range: Native to 34 U.S. states, including AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE…
USDA hardiness: Zones 2b–10a
Mature size: 2'–5'
Sun: Part shade
Water: High · moisture-loving
Bloom: Jul–Nov
Wildlife value: Pollinator and wildlife support
Ecological role: native species profile

Bearded beggarticks (Bidens aristosa) — *Bidens aristosa* — Bearded beggarticks. Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Bearded beggarticks (Bidens aristosa) is a annual in the — family. Native range includes AR, KS, MO, OK. Hardy in zones 2b–10a. Mature size 2'–5'. Blooms Jul–Nov.

Why it's on this list: native species profile. Native-range data from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (NPIN), cross-checked against iNaturalist observations. Part of Rooted Revival's regional native plant catalog — true natives for Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In the same native range, bearded beggarticks pairs naturally with: Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), Swamp verbena (Verbena hastata), Slenderleaf false foxglove (Agalinis tenuifolia).