Bidens laevis (Smooth Beggartick)
Smooth Beggartick is a native annual that draws a wide array of insects. It does not typically outcompete other native plants but instead integrates well into wetland landscapes.
It grows best in full sun but also tolerates partial shade. It can flop over when top heavy with flowers and seeds. It typically blooms until frost making it a valuable late season nectar source.
In its native habitat Smooth Beggartick is associated with bogs, marshy areas, along creeks, and pond edges. It tolerates a range of soil textures including clay, loam, and sand, and prefers moist to occasionally wet conditions.
Smooth Beggartick does well in rain gardens, constructed wetlands, pond margins, and riparian restoration projects across eastern and central Texas.
AT A GLANCE
| Texas native | Yes |
| Water use | High |
| Sun exposure | Sun to part shade |
| Bloom color | Yellow |
| Bloom time | Summer, fall |
| Mature height | 1-3 ft |
| Mature spread | 1-3 ft |
| Attracts | Bees, butterflies, birds |
| Notes | Native bee friendly. Attracts beneficial insects. |
DISTRIBUTION MAPS
 Present in state |
 Present in county and native |
 Native to North America, but adventive & escaped in state |
 Not present in state |
 Present and rare, native in county |
 Previously present, now extinct |
 Questionable presence (cross-hatched, regardless of color) |
