Bidens pilosa

Also known as beggar's tick, hairy beggar's tick, blackjack, broomstick, cobbler's pegs, devil's needles, hairy bidens, Spanish needle

species of plant

Species

Beggar's-tick

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador

Observations90,183

Common Name: Cobbler's pegs

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Immature fruiting head Barbs on awn of Bidens pilosa Inflorescences

Bidens pilosa is an annual species of herbaceous flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. Its many common names include hitch hikers, 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 including Eurasia, Africa, Australia, South America and the Pacific Islands, and is classified as an invasive species in some regions of the world.