Smallfruit Beggarticks

May be annual or perennial depending on weather.



Moist wildflower gardens

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

All beggarticks have fruits that will attach themselves to clothing or get stuck in animal fur. Generally not problematic for this species

Swamps and marshes, typically in areas that are near edges

• Showy flowers
• Attracts  bees and butterflies.  Bees include Agapostemon splendens, Augochlora pura, Augochlorella aurata, A. gratiosa, Augochloropsis metallica, Evylaeus pectoralis, Halictus ligatus, Nomia heteropoda, Anthidiellum notatum rufimaculatum, A. perplexum, Anthidium maculifrons, Coelioxys dolichos, C. germana, C. modesta, C. octodentata, C. sayi, Heriades leauitti, Megachile albitarsis, M. brevis pseudobrevis, M. exilis parexilis, M. inimica, M. mendica, M. petulans, M. rugifrons, M. xylocopoides, Dolichostelis louisae, Ceratina dupla floridana, Epeolus glabratus, E. zonatus, Melissodes communis, M. comptoides, Nomada fervida, Apis mellifera, Bombus imnpatiens and Xylocopa micans (Deyrup et al. 2002).