Common Name:
Devil's Beggartick (Stick-tight)
Nodding Bur Marigold Stick-tight

Scientific Name:
Bidens frondosa L.
Bidens cernua L.

Family:
Daisy (Compositae)

Plant Description:
Devil's Beggartick is an annual plant reaching 1-5 feet in height. The plant is long and narrow with leaves divided into 3-5 leaflets. Flowers are yellow to orange in appearance and are surrounded by 5-9 leaflike bracts. Flowering occurs during the months of July-September. Seed consists of 2-4 barbed spines approximately 1/4 inch long.

Bur Marigold Stick-tight is also an annual plant which may reach a growing height of 1-5 feet. It has a long and narrow stem with opposite, sometimes serrated leaves. The plant has a yellow (Marigold type) flower approximately 1/2-3/4 inch wide which tends to droop as the plant matures. Flowers occur during the months of July-September. Seed is similar to the Devil's Beggartick.

Remarks:
Stick-tights are found commonly in areas of fresh meadows, shallow marshes, and disturbed wet soils statewide. The plant readily establishes itself in poorly drained or bare ground areas. It is a very common invader of cranberry beds. Seed is often introduced by contaminated flood waters during harvest.