Image to followAI-generated illustrationBidens frondosa
Bidens frondosa
FamilyGenus: Bidensnative in Germany
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About this species
Bidens frondosa is a broad-leaved herbaceous plant established in Great Britain, favouring moist, nutrient-rich soils in sunny sites. It bears flowers from August to September.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
In Great Britain, Bidens frondosa is an established introduced species. It occupies damp, nutrient-rich habitats and ruderal sites. No further ecological impact assessments are available in the source data.
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from August to September.
Safety note
No specific safety concerns are documented for this species.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Feucht
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Flowering period
Aug – Sep
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.527 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Grow in full sun in moisture-retentive, fertile soil. The plant is suited to damp wildflower areas, pond margins or rain gardens, and needs consistent moisture. It copes poorly with saline conditions and performs best where disturbance is low.
Scientific profile
This herbaceous species is non-woody and bears broad leaves, reaching a typical height of around 0.5 metres. It thrives in full sun and requires moist conditions, with a strong preference for calcareous or basic, nutrient-rich soils. Habitats derived from its ecological preferences include wet meadows, fertile grasslands, nutrient-rich ruderal areas and woodland edges. Bidens frondosa is recorded as an established introduced plant in Great Britain.
Other flower visitors
1 other species visit the flowers
Aix sponsa
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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