- Bidens wiebkei
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Wiebke's Beggarticks Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Subfamily: Asteroideae Tribe: Heliantheae Subtribe: Coreopsidinae Genus: Bidens Species: B. wiebkei Binomial name Bidens wiebkei
SherffWiebke's Beggarticks or Molokaʻi Koʻokoʻolau (Bidens wiebkei) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It belongs to the genus Bidens, collectively called kokoʻolau or koʻokoʻolau in the Hawaiian language. It is found only on Molokaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. There are three occurrences of the plant remaining, for a total population of fewer than 1000.[1]
This is a perennial herb growing erect to a maximum height near one meter. It has compound leaves divided into leaflets and bears clusters of flower heads with yellow ray florets. Its natural habitat types include lowland moist forests and moist shrubland.
It is threatened by habitat loss due to the spread of invasive weeds, brushfires, overgrazing and human construction activity.
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External links
- Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. (2003). Bidens wiebkei. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 20 July 2007.
- USDA Plants Profile
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