Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District
Tall Bur-Marigold
(Crowned Beggarticks)
Bidens coronata [C-value 9]
Aster family (Asteraceae)
Blooms mid-July -
mid-October
The native Tall Bur-Marigold is common in our area. It prefers full or partial sun and wet conditions. Habitats include good marshes and fens. This annual or biennial is 2–5' tall, branching sparingly, with opposite dark green odd-pinnate compound leaves with 5 or 7 leaflets that are lance-shaped and sharply toothed. The upper stems terminate in shining golden yellow flowers 1½–2½" across with 6-19 bright yellow ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disk florets.
Tall Bur-Marigold at Lyon Forest Preserve September 14, 2013
Tall Bur-Marigold at Pickerill/Pigott Forest Preserve September 8, 2013
Tall Bur-Marigold foliage at Lyon Forest Preserve September 14, 2013
Tall Bur-Marigold at Pickerill/Pigott Forest Preserve September 14, 2014
Tall Bur-Marigold at Rose Hill Subdivision September 8, 2012
Tall Bur-Marigold fall seed heads at Lyon Forest Preserve October 31, 2014
Tall Bur-Marigold fall foliage at Lyon Forest Preserve October 31, 2014
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