Bidens Pilosa Australia
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.
Bidens pilosa australia. Cobbler s pegs bidens pilosa is very similar to beggar s ticks bidens alba var. These species can be distinguished by the following differences. This plant definitely gets around. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
There are 60 native species of bidens in hawai i and 19 of those are endemic. Radiata and greater beggar s ticks bidens subalternans and bipinnate beggar s ticks bidens bipinnata. Bidens pilosa is an annual plant producing an erect much branched stem up to 100cm tall though the plant can often flower seed and then die when much smaller. Cobbler s pegs bidens pilosa has flower heads without any petals.
Bidens pilosa is eaten in africa as a vegetable. It is also known as farmer s friend beggar s tick bur marigold common beggar ticks. Bidens pilosa cobbler s pegs or farmer s friends is a well known weed in the east of australia. We honour and celebrate the spiritual cultural and customary connections.
The atlas of living australia acknowledges australia s traditional owners and pays respect to the past and present elders of the nation s aboriginal and torres strait islander communities. Cobblers pegs is a common backyard roadside and pasture weed that can reach over a meter in height. Bidens pilosa is considered an invasive plant actively colonizing disturbed land. We honour and celebrate the spiritual cultural and customary.
The seeds have a burr that sticks on to your clothing so that if you brush against a plant in seed you will end up covered in the seeds and have to pick them off one by one. Record a sighting. It is a native of north and south america but found in eurasia africa australia and the pacific islands. Asteraceae queensland new south wales the act victoria tasmania western australia and the northern territory compositae south australia common names.
Bidens pilosa is native to south america the caribbean africa and the philippines.