Bidens pilosa L. and Bidens odorata Cav. (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in the urban vegetation of Mexico City

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  • Heike Vibrans Escuela de Ciencias, El Cerrillo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21829/abm32.1995.750

Keywords:

ecology, germination, ruderal flora, thermophilic.

Abstract

Bidens pilosa L., not cited in recent floristic works, is found to be a common member of Mexico City’s urban ruderal flora. Some aspects of its ecology are discussed and compared with those of Bidens odorata Cav.

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1995-07-01

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Vibrans, H. (1995). Bidens pilosa L. and Bidens odorata Cav. (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in the urban vegetation of Mexico City. Acta Botanica Mexicana, (32), 85–89. https://doi.org/10.21829/abm32.1995.750
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