Bidens conjuncta

Bog beggarticks
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Bidens
Species:	B. conjuncta
Binomial name
Bidens conjuncta Sherff

Bidens conjuncta, the bog beggarticks, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[2][3] 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 brush fires.[1]

References

1. Bruegmann, M.M.; Caraway, V. (2003). "Bidens conjuncta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T44115A10858550. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44115A10858550.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Sherff, Earl Edward 1923. Botanical Gazette; Paper of Botanical Notes 76: 162
3. The International Plant Names Index