Bidens bipinnata
Species of flowering plant
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Bidens bipinnata is a common and widespread species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
| Bidens bipinnata | |
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| 1913 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Bidens |
| Species: | B. bipinnata |
| Binomial name | |
| Bidens bipinnata L. 1753 | |
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Distribution
Description
Bidens bipinnata is an annual herb up to 150 cm (60 inches) tall. It produces white or yellow flower heads each containing both disc florets and ray florets. The species grows in fields, forests, and disturbed sites such as road embankments and fallow agricultural areas.[9][10][11]
Habitat
B. pinnata tends to be a weedy, ruderal species.[12] It prefers moist, sandy soils and shaded environments.[12]
Uses
B. pinnata can be used as a potherb.[13]
Gallery
A yellow B. bipinnata flower blooming in mid-October in Texas.
Needle-like seeds, hence the name "Spanish Needle". Each bearing three to four barbed spikes to facilitate propagation.
