Bidens Pilosa Description

The plant may flower at any time of the.

Bidens pilosa description. Flowerhead without surrounding petals ray florets a flowerhead with fruit forming. Product description bidens pilosa tincture as recommended by stephen buhner in his book our very own herbal extracts made with plants and herbs from farmer friendly sustainable and organic sources. A ligulate flower is bisexual with a bilateral generally ephemeral corolla and 5 lobed ligule. Gisd was created and is maintained by iucn s invasive species specialist group issg.

3 leaflets form a leaf. This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below this plant may be known by one or more common names in different places and some are listed above. They are pinnate with three to five dentate ovate to lanceolate leaflets. Leaf of cobbler s pegs.

Bidens pilosa is a branched annual forb of gracile habit growing up to 1 8 meters tall it grows aggressively on disturbed land and often becomes weedy. It is easily recognised by the elongated fruits that bear hooked bristles burrs that embed themselves in people s clothing as they brush past the stems. Description bidens pilosa is an annual herb with an erect habit to 1 5 m in height stanley and ross 1983 1989. Bidens pilosa description and ecology from gisd issg a species description and information about the ecology of bidens pilosa as an invasive species is provided from the global invasive species database gisd.

The leaves are opposite. Bidens pilosa is an annual forb of gracile habit. Seed maturing barbed awns visible. The leaves are all oppositely arranged and range from simple to pinnate in form the upper leaves with three to five dentate ovate to lanceolate leaflets.

The petioles are slightly winged. Mature seed head with barbed awns. The petioles are slightly winged. This species has high reproductive potential and fast growing rates which are traits enabling it to rapidly spread and colonize new areas.

Bidens pilosa is a widespread weed of tropical subtropical and warm temperate regions of the world. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It does however grow aggressively enough on disturbed land to become a weed. We carry some standards and also hard to find tinctures.

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.