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Bidens pilosa  L.

Shepherd's Needles, Beggarticks, Spanish Needles, Butterfly Needles

Plants > Angiosperms > Asteraceae > ​​Bidens pilosa
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae (Compositae)
Genus: Bidens
Species: pilosa

  • Common names: Shepherd's Needles, Beggarticks, Spanish Needles, Butterfly Needles
  • Thai names: กี่นกไส้ Ki nok sai (Saraburi), ดาวกระจายไต้หวัน dao krachai taiwan (General), ปืนนกไส้ puen nok sai (Northern), หญ้าก้นจ้ำขาว ya kon cham khao (Saraburi)​
  • Chinese names: 鬼针草 gui zhen cao
  • Distribution: Tropical and subtropical regions of North America, Asia, South America, Africa.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum, Chiang Mai
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: Bidens pilosa is commonly known by the synonym Bidens alba
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Image locations

Images of c from Thailand.
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Bidens alba var. radiata Chaiyaphum July
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Bidens alba var. radiata Chaiyaphum July
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Bidens alba var. radiata Chaiyaphum July
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Bidens pilosa, Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai, August 2016

References: 
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​​
Flora of China
Wikipedia
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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