Genus Bidens L.


Summary
Genus number:
1444
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Coreopsideae
Accession count:

40 (23  active, 12  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
conserved (nom. cons., Madrid ICN Art. 14.11 & App. III) with feminine gender


Synonyms
Synonym(s) Probable synonym(s) Possible synonym(s)

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References:
  1. Applequist, W. L. 2016. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 67. Taxon 65:169. Note: conservation proposal recommended
  2. Barrie, F. R. 2006. Report of the General Committee: 9. Taxon 55:796-797. Note: General Committee asks Committee for Vascular Plants to reconsider previous recommendation
  3. Brummitt, R. K. 2000. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 49. Taxon 49:272. Note: conservation proposal recommended
  4. Harriman, N. A. 1998. (1357) Proposal to conserve the name Bidens (Asteraceae) with a conserved gender. Taxon 47:485-486. Note: proposal for feminine gender
  5. Kim, S.-C. et al. 1999. ITS sequences and phylogenetic relationships in Bidens and Coreopsis (Asteraceae). Syst. Bot. 24:480-493. Note: molecular data suggest that Bidens as currently recognized has been derived twice from within Coreopsis
  6. Kimball, R. T. & D. J. Crawford. 2004. Phylogeny of Coreopsideae (Asteraceae) using ITS sequences suggests lability in reproductive characters. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 33:127-139. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.04.022. Note: Bidens and Coreopsis are not monophyletic
  7. Wilson, K. L. 2017. Report of the General Committee: 17. Taxon 66:478. Note: conservation proposal recommended
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=1444. Accessed 9 May 2026.