Common Beggarticks Posted on September 3, 2012 by Axie Another tall plant in the Centennial meadows. Like the other plants with tick in their name, this has barbed seeds that attach to passing creatures for distribution. Aster family. Common Beggarticks (Bidens frondosa) Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)