Swaziland's Alien Plants Database

Bidens bipinnata L. ASTERACEAE Spanish needles, cobbler's pegs, beggar's ticks, black fellows, black jack, bur marigold, pitchfork, Spanish black jack, sweet hearts, soapbush needles, beggar lice Disturbed areas, Minor problem species Origin: Eurasia Growth Form: Herb Plant Description: Plant: Annual, erect, branched, up to 1.2 m high, with stout taproot. Key Features: Control: Comments: More information: NRCS Plants Database Illustration USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Photo - flowers/leaves William S. Justice @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database Photo - flower Thomas G. Barnes @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Barnes, T.G. & S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky.

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