Bidens Pilosa Vernacular Name

Beggar s ticks farmers friend.

Bidens pilosa vernacular name. Leaves imparipinnate with a large terminal pinna ovate to lanceolate acuminate and coarsely toothed. Description of the plant. In china the many species and varieties of bidens are often lumped under the names xian feng cao abundant weed or gui zhen cao demon spike grass ghost needle weed cao but each species see similarly used species above will sometimes have a different chinese common name. The name pilosa means hairy.

Bidens pilosa is originates from tropical america but is now distributed and naturalised as a weed in most tropical and subtropical regions of the world even sometimes extending into some temperate areas. Scientific name other common names. In south east asia it is common in many places except in kalimantan. Latin name common name habit height hardiness growth soil shade moisture edible medicinal other.

Demon spike grass or ghost needle weed in taiwan bidens species are called ham hong chho. Bidens alba l dc bidens hirta jord. Bidens pilosa is an annual species of herbaceous flowering plant in the daisy family asteraceae its many common names include 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 worldwide including eurasia africa australia south america.