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In Little Town on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder recounts an encounter with a peculiar and troublesome plant known as Spanish needle grass. One day, while taking her sister Mary for a walk on the prairie, Laura discovers that this strange grass has a unique and irritating characteristic: it burrows into their stockings and dresses, making it ...
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.
Bidens alba, which belongs to the family Asteraceae, is most commonly known as shepherd's needles, beggarticks, Spanish needles, or butterfly needles. [1] Bidens means two- toothed, describing the two projections found at the top of the seeds, and alba refers to the white ray florets. [2]
This project is designed to provide research and educational opportunities to students interested in conservation and utilization of native plant species, as well as encourage the use of native plants by small family farmers as alternative crops in South Dakota.
Distribution. Its native range remains uncertain due to its global distribution, however prevailing thought places its origin in Asia and North America. It is most commonly called by the common name Spanish needles.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Description. Bidens bipinnata is an annual herb up to 150 cm (60 inches) tall.
Description. General: Green needlegrass is a cool-season (C3) native perennial bunchgrass. It grows to a height of 18 to 36 inches. The seed head is a compacted panicle, varying from 4 to 10 inches in length. Flowering occurs in early June with seed usually maturing in late June or early July.
Spanish Needle (Bidens pilosa), an annual member of the Asteraceae family, has long been called Hairy Beggarsticks (in the US). The species is native to South America, but it is now commonly established throughout tropical and subtropical areas of the world.
