| Author | Greene | |
| Distribution | Mountains and upper Piedmont, sparingly east to Iredell County.
Que. and B.C., south to GA, LA, and CA. | |
| Abundance | Generally uncommon to infrequent in the Mountains, but can be quite numerous where found. Very rare in the western Piedmont. | |
| Habitat | Meadows, marshes, beaver ponds, roadside ditches, and waste ground. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting August-October. | |
| Identification | This rayless beggarticks is very much like Devil's Beggarticks (B. frondosa), but the heads are larger and with more florets, and the leaves are normally 3-parted (occasionally 5-parted). In addition, there are 10-16 leaf-like bracts at the base of each head (vs. 8 in B. frondosa). On average, this species typically ranges to 3-4 feet tall and is a bit more robust than is the common B. frondosa. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | None
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| Other Common Name(s) | Big Devil's Beggarticks | |
| State Rank | S3 | |
| Global Rank | G5 | |
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| US Status | | |
| USACE-agcp | OBL link |
| USACE-emp | FAC link |
