Showy Bur Marigold

Common name: Showy Bur Marigold
(Larger Bur Marigold)

Scientific name: Bidens laevis

Dimensions:
  Flower: 1½-2½" (1.5-6.5 cm) wide
  Plant height: 12-36" (30-90 cm)

Blooming period: July-October

Habitat: Low, wet places, sometimes shallow water

Description: Bright yellow flowers with 8 rays; rays ½-1¼" (1.5-3 cm) long. Heads slightly nodding, especially with age. Leaves 1½-8" (4-20 cm) long, smooth, lance-shaped (linear or narrowly oval), coarsely toothed, stalkless. Aster family. (September 19)