Bidens pilosa

Bidens pilosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Bidens
Species:
B. pilosa
Binomial name
Bidens pilosa
L. 1753
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Bidens abadiae DC.
  • Bidens adhaerescens Vell.
  • Bidens africana Klatt
  • Bidens alausensis Kunth
  • Bidens alba (L.) DC.
  • Bidens arenaria Gand.
  • Bidens arenicola Gand.
  • Bidens aurantiaca Colenso
  • Bidens barrancae M.E.Jones
  • Bidens bimucronata Turcz.
  • Bidens bonplandii Sch.Bip.
  • Bidens brachycarpa DC.
  • Bidens calcicola Greenm.
  • Bidens californica DC.
  • Bidens cannabina Lam.
  • Bidens caracasana DC.
  • Bidens caucalidea DC.
  • Bidens chilensis DC.
  • Bidens ciliata Hoffmanns. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
  • Bidens daucifolia DC.
  • Bidens deamii Sherff
  • Bidens decussata Pav. ex DC.
  • Bidens decussata Pav. ex Steud.
  • Bidens dichotoma Desf. ex DC.
  • Bidens exaristata DC.
  • Bidens hirsuta Nutt. 1841 not Sw. 1788
  • Bidens hirta Jord.
  • Bidens hispida Kunth
  • Bidens hybrida Thuill.
  • Bidens inermis S.Watson
  • Bidens leucantha (L.) Willd.
  • Bidens leucantha Poepp. ex DC.
  • Bidens leucanthemus (L.) E.H.L.Krause
  • Bidens minor (Wimm. & Grab.) Vorosch.
  • Bidens minuscula H.Lév. & Vaniot
  • Bidens montaubani Phil.
  • Bidens odorata Cav.
  • Bidens orendainae M.E.Jones
  • Bidens orientalis Velen. ex Bornm.
  • Bidens paleacea Vis.
  • Bidens pinnata Noronha
  • Bidens pumila (Retz.) Steud.
  • Bidens ramosissima Sherff
  • Bidens reflexa Link
  • Bidens rosea Sch.Bip.
  • Bidens scandicina Kunth
  • Bidens striata Schott ex Sweet
  • Bidens sundaica Blume
  • Bidens taquetii H.Lév. & Vaniot
  • Bidens trifoliata Norona
  • Bidens valparadisiaca Colla
  • Bidens viciosoi Pau
  • Ceratocephalus pilosus Rich. ex Cass.
  • Coreopsis alba L.
  • Coreopsis corymbifolia Buch.-Ham. ex DC.
  • Coreopsis leucantha L.
  • Coreopsis leucorrhiza Lour.
  • Coreopsis multifida DC.
  • Coreopsis odorata Poir.
  • Coreopsis odorata Lam.
  • Glossogyne chinensis Less.
  • Kerneria dubia Cass.
  • Kerneria pilosa (L.) Lowe
  • Kerneria tetragona Moench
Immature fruiting head
Barbs on awn of Bidens pilosa
Inflorescences

Bidens pilosa is an annual species of herbaceous flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. Its many common names include hitch hikers, black-jack, beggarticks, farmer's friends and Spanish needle, but most commonly referred to as cobblers pegs. It is native to the Americas but is widely distributed as an introduced species in other regions including Eurasia, Africa, Australia, South America and the Pacific Islands,[2] and is classified as an invasive species in some regions of the world.[3][4]

  1. ^ The Plant List, Bidens pilosa L.
  2. ^ Bidens pilosa. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER). USFS.
  3. ^ "Spanish Needle (Bidens pilosa) - Encyclopedia of Biodiversity (Second Edition)". ScienceDirect. 2013.
  4. ^ "Cobbler's pegs". Weed Identification – Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 2024-03-16.