Currently Accepted Name: | Bidens alba (L.) DC. - Determined By: D. Hilbert |
Locality: | USA. Florida. Pinellas Co.: Eckerd College Palm Hammock. 27º 42’ 52” N 82º 41’ 24” W |
Description: | [Herb] 15 cm tall, with short trichomes on leaves and flowers; leaves opposite, 5 cm long; flowers with 5 white petals [ligules] and orange disk flowers. |
Habitat: | Grassy, mostly shady area, border of palm hammock; with Quercus virginiana, Serenoa repens, Sabal palmetto, Juniperus virginiana, Oxalis corniculata, Passiflora suberosa, Emilia fosbergii, Cyperus spp., and Schinus terebinthifolia. |