| Author | Blake | |
| Distribution | Scattered statewide. Weakley (2020) pulled this taxon back out of B. aristosa, though most references do consider both as valid species. One website editor (Sorrie) disagrees; although extremes can be told apart readily, most cannot with certainty.
Native to the Midwestern states; ranges probably adventitiously east to the East Coast. | |
| Abundance | Uncommon to infrequent, but easily confused with the very common B. aristosa; thus, true abundance is uncertain. | |
| Habitat | "Marshes, wet meadows, ditches, bogs" (Weakley 2020). | |
| Phenology | Flowers and fruits August-October (rarely to November). | |
| Identification | Very similar to B. aristosa, both with large golden-yellow rays. This species has "Calyculus bractlets 12-21, these (6-) 8-12 (20) mm long; calyculus bractlets usually coarsely short-pubescent on the lower surface", whereas B. aristosa has "Calyculus bractlets 8-12 (-16), these (4-) 5-7 (-12) mm long; calyculus bractlets glabrous or fine-pubescent on the lower surface" (Weakley 2020). | |
| Taxonomic Comments | See above. RAB (1968) and most references have listed this as a good species, but Weakley (2018) merged it with B. aristosa.
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| Other Common Name(s) | Ozark Beggarticks, Midwestern Beggarticks | |
| State Rank | SE? | |
| Global Rank | G5 | |
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